God’s Pottery: The Concert for La Vert Rating: 9 We are all God’s pottery, and thanks to Gideon Lamb and Jeremiah Smallchild we can sing all about it at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where these two are “saving La Vert everyday at 4:00.” This comedy musical production is a big hit at the Fringe, but… Read more »
Dear Barb: My boyfriend and I have been together for five years. We get along great and I really thought he was the one for me. However, I just discovered a very disturbing thing about him. My boyfriend likes to dress up in women’s clothes. I find this very upsetting. Even though I love him,… Read more »
Classmate #1: Sure, I knew her. We all did. She was a real weirdo, always crying about something. I don’t think she ever had a bath. The smell was so bad, on field trips we had to keep the windows of the bus rolled down. Nobody ever wanted to sit next to her. If there… Read more »
As I go through my daily rounds, challenged by some events and buoyed by others, I find myself increasingly harking back to and taking solace in the immortal words of Ivanka. Ivanka, for the uninitiated, is the latest, greatest motivational speaker to hit the circuit. Brian Tracy, Tony Robbins, and Zig Ziglar have got nothing… Read more »
Dear Barb: I need help! I am a dietaholic, if there is such a thing. For most of my adult life, I have been dieting. I have tried every kind of diet from the Watermelon Diet to the Cabbage Diet and nothing has worked. I am in my mid-thirties and I would really like to… Read more »
When she was very young, they tied up her tongue and spun her around in circles. They waged a silent war against her consciousness, day and night without rest. They told her all the wrong names for things. They told her the wrong name for herself. They tried to make her guess whether it was… Read more »
1. Walk in the rain with your head held high. 2. Learn a new skill, like sailing, drawing or flying an airplane. 3. Don’t pass up opportunities to do things that are positive and exciting, but also scary and outside your comfort zone. Grab the opportunities to lead a seminar, volunteer at a horse camp… Read more »
AU Seeking Input For New Publication (Posted on behalf of AU Public Affairs) AU Public Affairs and Communications is developing a new publication, a report to the community. We want to speak to students about their experience at Athabasca University for two specific articles. One of the articles we want to include is about visiting… Read more »
Producer: Domino Records Released: 23 January 2006 Tracks: 13 Rating: 10 Is it just me or has Britain been busy re-learning how to play instruments recently? A nation swallowed up by discos and synthesizers for the last 20 years at least, the Arctic Monkeys are on the crest of a wave of musical talent from… Read more »
Dear Barb: I read your column every week and I was hoping someone would write in with my question, but no one has yet. I am a new grandmother of a beautiful baby girl. I have three grown children and work part-time, while taking courses at Athabasca University. My question has to do with babysitting… Read more »