We in Canada celebrate Thanksgiving in October, but our friends in the south celebrate a little later. In our house, Thanksgiving and Christmas are typically turkey days. While you can make turkey any time of year, those are the popular days among the masses. That usually also means that there are turkey leftovers. There are… Read more »
Bodybuilding is the epitome of bodily vanity. It involves bulking up with muscle and then dieting to lose body fat to compete in bodybuilding competitions for the “best physique.” At least, that’s how I understand it presently. I recently wrote an article that concluded that exercise was valuable, but bodily vanity was anti-spiritual. But last… Read more »
Album: Monsters + Angels Artist: Nervous Eaters Boston rockers, Nervous Eaters, have released their new album, titled Monsters + Angels. The album is available for streaming anywhere you get your music. Nervous Eaters were originally formed in the mid-1970’s, eventually becoming the house band for the legendary Boston punk club, The Rathskellar (better known as… Read more »
Dear Barb: I began my first year of college in September. I am about halfway through my first semester, and I’m finding it very difficult. Not just the studies, but financially I am having a hard time budgeting my money. I applied for and got student loans and grants, plus my parents gave me a… Read more »
AUSU is in the last week of its annual student survey. They do this every year to see what services students like and don’t like, and try to get a better idea of what common priorities are held by as many AU students as possible. If you haven’t filled it out and you are a… Read more »
My wife and I celebrated our 18th anniversary and ordered lobster for surf and turf. Don’t worry; your invitation probably got lost in the mail. Sorry about that. When you have a meal like lobster and steak, there aren’t usually going to be leftovers, but I was lucky enough to have children that don’t wholly… Read more »
I have a childhood friend who is a beautiful empath. Everyone, especially you, has many delightful gifts, some of them yet to be discovered. My childhood friend’s gift of empathy translated into her brilliant leadership style. Her style involves knowing what matters to her staff so that she can provide support, love, and encouragement. If… Read more »
Social chemistry is hard to quantify. Sure, ethnomethodologists with names like Harold Garfinkel have given social explication the old college try using conversation analysis. But for every hmm and ih’f and umm studiously recorded and analyzed for academic posterity there’s rhythms, rhymes, seasons, and reasons that defy the gravity of scientific inquiry. Much of life… Read more »
Winter is upon us, and many parts of Canada are now fully cloaked in snow. As someone who has a higher metabolism but a low body temperature, I’m always cold! Even in the fall, I would have my thickest sweaters and turn the heat to above 20 degrees. Now that the temperature outside has been… Read more »
