Red Cedar
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Category: Me
So close to done.
I am so close to being finished with the semester. One book away from finishing the reading list (all 29 readings!), 10 pages away from finishing a 15-page paper, one class away from the end! That’s pretty incredible, really – one year of grad… Continue Reading “So close to done.”
Benign.
I just came from my follow-up appointment on the thyroid ultrasound and biopsy I had two weeks ago. That in itself was a follow-up from an ultrasound and biopsy I had in January (inconclusive). As the title of this post suggests, I am pleased… Continue Reading “Benign.”
Unasked for advice….
I have a sinus headache pretty much every morning these days – a sinusitis that has last for almost a year now. I’m irritated by it, but a single extra-strength Advil is all it takes to keep it at bay. Unfortunately, this headache makes… Continue Reading “Unasked for advice….”
Oh! The childish poor!
I have to say, I’m really disappointed that The Tin Flute by Gabrielle Roy is the only Canadian work chosen in my program – not only is it a questionable choice in terms of its parochial approach to the struggle of people to live… Continue Reading “Oh! The childish poor!”
Quite passive, recording, not thinking,
I finished The Berlin Stories this morning on my way to work, turning my commute into the last days of freedom in Berlin during Hitler’s rise to power. I don’t know if this is a function of age, or simply of the thousands of… Continue Reading “Quite passive, recording, not thinking,”
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