Dear Barb: I am a mother of a 7-year-old daughter. My husband and I are news addicts. We always have CNN on in the background when we are home. Often my daughter is in the room playing or drawing while the news is on. I assumed she wasn’t listening to the TV, but I was… Read more »
I am the poisoned worm at the bottom of the mescal bottle. I am the air bubble in the bloodstream, the psychopath’s machete, the malfunctioning soviet-era satellite careening from the bright blue skies. I am as beautiful as wolfsbane, as sleek as a bullet or a blade, as crooked as a funnel cloud, as sudden… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »
If you were an aphorism what would your saying be? Parables and catchphrases may be trite, wise, jolly, or frivolous, and choosing the right one can say much about our life journey. Distance students might benefit from a motto or slogan that helps us find our path and stay on track, academically. First, though, we… Read more »
February is so close to being done, and we are getting closer to spring. Here in Edmonton, it’s supposed to get a bit colder and then warm up soon. I hope you’re staying warm wherever you live, and I hope you enjoy making and eating this recipe. It started with an idea for chicken roulade… Read more »
Dear Barb: My best friend, Tessa, has a teenage daughter who is doing drugs and I don’t know what to do about it. Should I tell her, or should I mind my own business? I learned about this from my teenage son who goes to the same school as Tessa’s daughter. He says she is… Read more »
Like Arctic Cariboo shifting en masse from the Northwest Territories to their Alaskan calving grounds, universities, from a bird’s eye view, can seem to be merely training paddocks for herds of sheeple. Critics’ stereotypical assumptions are that pupils, shorn of individual thoughts, emerge trained in a series of right answers and proper methods. Willing and… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »
I have been spending some time now, soaking up the incomparable charms of the Alfama district of Lisbon—the venerable, magnetic soul of this city: labyrinthine streets, with delightful surprises around every corner, music and golden light pouring out of doorways onto ancient cobblestoned alleyways. Last night, I was at a series of fado bars. For… Read more »
Artist: Captain Kaiser Album: Rhyme & Reason Single: “Drive” Belgian alternative/punk band, Captain Kaiser, has released the new single, “Drive”, from their forthcoming album. The album, titled Rhyme & Reason, is set to be released later this year. In the meantime, “Drive” is available for streaming anywhere you get your music, and has an accompanying… Read more »