In a world where parents are increasingly beginning to question the benefits of overscheduling their children in organized activities, the Olympics reaches right into a parent’s heart and makes you want to fire up that mini-van and start signing cheques. Almost.
The Super Bowl and Human Longing
This year’s Super Bowl had millions of people joyfully yelling, “Who Dat? Who Dat?” For writer Natham Thompson, the biggest game of the year is a good chance to look at how much consumerism surrounds the game and ask, “What’s Dat?”
Laundry Day
Maybe the resolution last year would have been more successful if it been “Remain celibate and joyfully single” rather than the trap-door-open-for-sex-and-entanglement wording: “Remain joyfully single.”
From Perky to Practical: Gym-Inspired Thoughts on Aging
I do have fond memories of a brief couple of years as a Mrs. Robinson-like character, and you can’t help but feel just a moment or two of regret when you realize you’ve grown old enough that the young Benjamins of this world now view you warmly as a harmless mother substitute.
Why I’m Really Running This Marathon
I think I’m running the Royal Victoria Marathon this year for Sarah; Oct 1, 1992 – Oct 5, 1992. Sarah Estelle Jean Klassen Wotherspoon was born five weeks early, but she weighed 5 lbs, 10 oz – a healthy weight for a preemie. It was a Thursday. The pediatrician expected a good outcome, despite her […]
Ten Tips to Make the Winter Olympics More Watchable
Writer David Lennam analyzes the Winter Olympics and offers ten tips to make them much more watchable, including lessons from the Jamaican Bobsled Team.
The Quiet of Winter: A Runner’s Reflection
I make it sound oh so beautifully romantic but in all honesty, running is hard for me and I think it always will be, but within that physical struggle, there is something else there that brings me closer to the earth, closer to me.
It’s Not Wise To Upset Boxing Kangaroos
People are hopping mad that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants the Aussies to take down the boxing kangaroo flag at their athletes’ village.
The First Rule of the Type II Diabetes Club
With apologies to Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk, the first rule of having type II diabetes is that you don’t talk about having type II diabetes. Ever. I learned this the hard way five years ago when I was first diagnosed. Any type II diabetic who’s being honest with you will say that getting diagnosed […]
Google and World Peace?
One of things our writer is leery of is spiritual work being brought together with large, profit making enterprises. Is being wealthy is a sign of God’s favor or a money-making “feel good” distortion?