As you may already know, I have a newly formed shopaholic addiction that is snowballing out of control. And I think I’ve finally found a solution to ban it for good. You might also find the strategy effective in eliminating any troubling trait, addiction, or habit you may wish to overcome. So, here it is:… Read more »
How many people are old enough to remember when YouTube was first launched back in 2005? The creators behind YouTube were three friends who had worked together at PayPal. Sometime after PayPal was acquired by eBay, the group of friends concluded that ordinary people would enjoy sharing their personal videos and making them available for… Read more »
“Musical Chairs in Reverse” is what I called my last editorial. Turns out, I wrote too soon. Today, newly non-publicly-elected premiere Danielle Smith made her selection of Alberta’s new cabinet. The party that tends to argue for small government now has the largest cabinet and most provincial ministers that Alberta has ever seen. With a… Read more »
If you know anything about Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, you’ll know that there are, in fact, many problems regarding the celebrity exes. From Kim Kardashian’s insensitive remarks telling women to “get up and work” to Kanye’s antisemitic statements on Instagram, the duo largely represents what is wrong with Western society. Over the course 2022,… Read more »
This article is written in the hopes self-compassion is used when it is realized that a potential trigger may arise even if it is just mentioning the name of a movie that was traumatizing in childhood. To be clear it is not meant to be used as a substitute for professional assistance. My only aim… Read more »
Back during my undergrad, I was anorexic and out of shape. I drank multiple pots of coffee and decaf daily. In addition, my diet consisted of a bit of hummus and pita bread at dinner time. As a result, I could barely run ten strides without petering out. But then I met a mentor who… Read more »
If you want to know what you’ve been doing in the past, look at your body today. If you want to see what you’ll be doing in the future, look at your mind today. That’s a Buddhist expression, highlighting why it’s essential to keep your thoughts vibrant. As I walked home carrying a giant milk… Read more »
On September 15, 2022, at 5:32 PM Mountain Time, Karen Fletcher, President of AUSU, started, covering the usual items such as land acknowledgements and attendance. During the agenda discussion, Advocacy Coordinator Duncan Wojtaszek advises postponing policy reviews; you need a mover and seconder to approve the agenda, then a member can move to table an… Read more »