Ever since I started reading Us Weekly (and I honor its title by religiously reading it weekly), I’ve been under the impression that there had to be some sort of conspiracy theory to explain why nearly every single Hollywood couple divorces.
Archives for November 2010
They’ll Call You Crazy – And Lock You Up!
An author, frustrated by a seemingly unbreakable writer’s block, tries an unconventional writing exercise. He discovers an unexpected origin to the block.
Just Saying: Quotations On Creativity
Quotations to stimulate creative…by the famous and sort of famous.
Tarmac Meditations #34: Shock and Awe in Minor Key
Strange day. Not enough sleep, head cold coming in, trumpeter swans on the lake, North wind blowing strong, storm coming. Full of signs and portents? Maybe. Maybe not. Beautiful in the way that the norm is replaced by an awareness of powers greater than any schedule…
365 Acts of Gratitude
Are you grateful for your life? How do you show your gratitude? Rosie decides to go on a year long journey planning out a conscious act of gratitude every day.
The Bible Tells Me So. Oh Really? Part 2
Last week we featured “The Bible Tells Me So. Oh Really? Part 1 This week, Ross Lonergan looks future at how the Church’s treatment of gay people can contribute to depression, family break-ups and even suicide.
Life Lessons from a Three-Legged Cat
When Kerry adopted a cat name Eddie with three legs she worried about how to care for him. But this charismatic cat taught her a thing or two about living life to the fullest and loving like you’ve never been hurt.
Holding the Bag of Life and Death
Last winter, after what was probably about 10 years of Alzheimer’s and a myriad of other issues, my grandfather finally died. I think that, like the woman who wrote the essay, many of us in my family had that similarly odd desire for it all to be over. That last year or so, grandpa had become a young child in an old man’s body…
Go Cross-Border Shopping and Lose Your Mind!
A son lets his mother talk him into going shopping across the border in the USA. “Never again!” he vows. Here’s why.
Medical Care in Canada’s North Relies on Kindness of Strangers
With a chronic shortage of doctors, Canada’s Northwest Territories relies a lot on visiting doctors for healthcare in this remote region.
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