More apocalypse, less angst
I can tell from the polls that most Canadians aren’t paying attention to the ethical breaches of the current federal government – the In-and-Out scandal, the Bev Oda affair, the Law-and-Order obfuscation and the criminal assistant to the Prime Minister – but they probably… Continue Reading “It just gets worse. Harper has got to go.”
I don’t know if the below letter making the rounds from Sendai is for real, but it brings to mind the work of Rebecca Solnit, in particular her book A Paradise Built In Hell which chronicles a history of disaster and the ability of… Continue Reading “A Letter from Sendai”
How can it be it that no matter how competent, adult, removed from the childhood home, and successful we are in our lives – that family conflict turns us back into an abandoned three-year old? That differential sibling treatment thirty years ago still matters? … Continue Reading “It turns out I am really only three years old inside.”
It’s only Tuesday, but so far this week has not been going well. Without getting into specifics – let’s just say I’m thinking a lot about borderline personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder this morning. And about how there’s very little to be done… Continue Reading “Not the best week so far…..”
Over the weekend, I read The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Tim Ferris – a library reservation that came through this week with good timing, as I’ve been thinking a lot about diet and exercise… Continue Reading “Which food and when? Slow-carbing.”