Huatulco Heat

Well, hello! I got back Saturday night from a blissful vacation in Huatulco, Mexico, where it is gorgeous and sunny and at least 32 degrees everyday, and there are unlimited mango margaritas to be had, to cold and snow and The Coldest Easter Calgary … [Continue reading]

The world is a magical sphere.

Yesterday was Pi Day and I spent much of it thinking of the magic of mathematics and, by extension, the world. Just think about this - for every single circle in the world, every single one of them, if you divide the circumference by the diameter, … [Continue reading]

This winter has frozen my brain

Do You Want To Build A Snowman No, not really. It's been the snowiest - or one of the snowiest? I don't really know - winters on record, and frankly, I am at the point where I cannot even conceptualize a time where I won't be wearing numerous … [Continue reading]

How To Be A Better Person

Did you realize that TODAY is March 1? How did that happen? Well, time keeps on ticking and meanwhile it keeps snowing...but I'm not going to go there today. What I was thinking about is that today - MARCH 1 OMG - marks two months from traditional … [Continue reading]

Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Growing Old Gracefully Edition

This morning I went downstairs to switch the laundry, and by the time I came back upstairs - three minutes, maximum - it was snowing again. Clearly, it has been a long, cold, snowy winter when the dusting of snow feels like a complete personal … [Continue reading]

Three Dozen Reds

I often get pitches in my inbox to feature Tips/ Products That Would Interest My Readers, and I could have the Pleasure of Writing About Them Free Of Charge, and, of course, these are not things that I do. However, on occasion something pops in my … [Continue reading]

Theory of Behavioural Economics and How It Applies To Shopping Carts

We are having a Winter Storm and Snow Event in Calgary today; there is so much snow and the roads are treacherous, so my class today was cancelled. I am enjoying the novelty of having a forced day at home; my husband even took the kids to school as … [Continue reading]