Rejection is the only thing you can count on. And here I thought I only had death and taxes. I have just spent $135 to attend a conference where the only thing I learned was that rejection is a sure thing. I attended the Get Publishing Conference at Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton. I listened… Read more »
I really like Edmonton for the most part. It’s a great place to live. Two things, however, completely spoil the experience — snow removal and mosquitoes. As one of Canada’s northernmost cities, we get our fair share of snow, and our winters seem much longer than normal. We often joke that we only have two… Read more »
I want the good things in life. I want to feel sexy. I want to feel that high that I get when I buy something that my friends want too. I want convenience. I want to buy goods and services so I’ll be treated with respect. I want access to information twenty-four seven. I want… Read more »
A time-honoured tradition to welcome a new baby into the world is the baby shower – and they don’t seem to change much over the years. When I had my children, I had the opportunity to attend many baby (and wedding) showers for friends and acquaintances who were going through the same life events as… Read more »
bat haikus in the old black barn moondrunk negligence leaves us unprepared hanging from rafters on the night of the solstice we sway to-and-fro as albino cats walk through mercury puddles with pale pink blossoms draw close my love wrap leather wings about me sing me sonic hymns of cool, cool planets, ultraviolet lands and… Read more »
The term litter conjures up in one’s mind a messy affair, such as the town park strewn with the remnants of schoolchildren’s lunchablesin the ditch along our favourite scenic drive, its beauty tarnished by unsightly coffee cups, napkins and cigarette butts discarded by irresponsible drivers. Litter! Yuk! Its presence acts as one of those ugly… Read more »
It is always fascinating to see how a German movie confronts that nation’s Nazi past. The main focus of Downfall (Eichinger and Hirschbiegel, 2005) is a twelve-day period in April and May of 1945 leading up to Hitler’s suicide and the collapse of the Third Reich. The movie’s North American showing is especially timely as… Read more »
Attention, Post LPN BN Nursing Students. A new nursing course is currently rolling off the AU press: Professional Practice in Mental Health Promotion (NURS 435)! For those studying in the Post LPN BN program, NURS 435 is “one of the first required paced clinical courses… they will attend,” indicates course author and AU assistant professor… Read more »
I love spring cleaning. I love it so much that I do it all year long. You can feel free to stop reading now, but I promise I am not a total nerd. Spring cleaning is enormously rewarding. It’s the one time when I can take clutter and distractions, and eliminate them once and for… Read more »
In the halcyon days of my youth, like so many starry-eyed youngsters before me, I had wild dreams of a career in the pest control business. My father, unfortunately, had other plans. I’ll never forget the look of seething rage on his face when he caught me flipping through an old tattered, dog-eared catalogue of… Read more »