Okay, this is going to be a controversial post so if you’re at all afraid of controversy just close your browser and walk away. That was the first sentence of the post I had prepared for today. I heard something on the radio this morning that annoyed me so much that I drafted a five…
Month: March 2013
Stress, and Lessons Learned
Recently I tuned in to CBC radio and listened to a program called Ideas. I like this program. It usually presents me with information that causes me to see life in a different way and this time was no exception. They were talking about a research project where the brains of younger people and older people…
Lunchtime with Bobby
This little fellow came to me from a package of Red Rose tea many years ago. His home has been on the windowsill above my kitchen sink when I had one, and these days he sits on the counter behind my sink. Once upon a time I had small collection of similar little figurines but…
Elevator Story
“I’m reading your book.” I was in the elevator with someone at work the other day when she revealed that she had picked up a copy of Two Hearts. It’s been nine months since my memoir was released and I still get a thrill when someone tells me they’re reading it. “You’re such a good writer,”…
Eleven Months Left on the Retirement Countdown Chain
Change is in the air. In less than a year I’ll be retiring from my corporate job. There will be a change in my routine, my finances, my home, even my country of residence will change. I’ve been thinking a lot about these changes and how our life will be different next year at this…