Dear Barb: A close friend of mine has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. I am not sure what stage it is at, but I think it is advanced since she has had surgery and has to have chemo and radiation. She is only thirty-five and has two little kids. The diagnosis has been traumatic… Read more »
Wombs and attendant legal issues being in the news, and, being male since birth, I asked my dear wife about the prepartum process. She’d been a progenitor of one human being many decades ago. Her first recollection of another being being inside her happened, suddenly, on Aberdeen Avenue in Toronto. She was walking past an… 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 »
We don’t make them a ton, but one day I was in the mood for making smoothies. When I was working at Starbucks, we used to make two types of smoothies that both relied on thawed bananas. We rarely took them out, and thus we had to get creative in how to thaw them or… Read more »
Artist: Among Legends Album: Take Good Care Single: Magnolia Ontario’s pop punk 5-piece, Among Legends, has released their third single “Magnolia” (and a corresponding music video) off the band’s upcoming debut album Take Good Care. “Magnolia” is available anywhere you get your music and Take Good Care will be released on July 8th, 2022. Of… 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 decided to make beef stew a while back. It was a rainy, cool day, and something hardy was starting to appeal to me. I followed my last recipe, but then I thought about how I could improve it. I think this could be a metaphor for life, really. The changes to this recipe are… Read more »
Artist: Soccer Mommy Album: Sometimes, Forever Singer-songwriter Sophie Allison—better known by her stage name Soccer Mommy—has released her third studio album, Sometimes, Forever. The album is available anywhere you stream your music. Sometimes, Forever is a combination of 90’s alternative rock, electronic breakdowns, pop hooks, new wave, and country. It is the epitome of Gen… Read more »
Dear Barb: I am in my early forties, and I have been working very hard at surviving in a man’s corporate world. People may think women have come a long way, and we have, but we still have a way to go. I have been working at the same company for almost 20 years and… Read more »
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) estimates potential permanent closures of up to 222,000 small and medium-sized businesses, depending on how the situation evolves. That’s 21 percent of all Canadian businesses. The corresponding job losses would range between 962,000 and 2,951,000 Canadian workers. While most of us are struggling financially right now,… Read more »