Want some quick entertainment? Pull up any news story online and take a peek at the comments. The more controversial the story, the crazier the things that get posted. But It’s not all harmless fun; hiding behind a veil of anonymity, posters can get rude, abrasive, and downright offensive and threatening quite quickly. Even good-news… Read more »
I lean on her bedroom door and listen for the sound of her bedsprings creaking. Like me, my daughter will stay awake past midnight reading, but she is only eight. She needs her sleep. Hearing nothing, I pull open the door and peer around the corner. She sleeps. An hour ago, she howled and bellowed… Read more »
Shocking news: sugary pop is unhealthy! Well, maybe not so shocking. What might come as more of a surprise, though, is a proposed law banning the sale of oversized cups of pop at New York City sporting events, restaurants, and the like. The move is part of an ongoing campaign against the obesity epidemic. But… Read more »
Recently Wanda Waterman spent several weeks in Tunisia, where she crossed half the country, visited several cities and villages, and stayed with a traditional Tunisian family. This travelogue series chronicles her adventures and experiences in the Maghreb. Read the first part of the series here and the second part, here. ?To travel is to discover… Read more »
It’s crunch time, and you’ve been a bit overwhelmed. You’ve been burning the candle at both ends and finally your blood and sweat and tears have paid off. You don’t have delusions of grandeur, but you think that what you wrote turned out fairly well. Ignorance is bliss . . . until the grades arrive…. Read more »
Recently Wanda Waterman spent several weeks in Tunisia, where she crossed half the country, visited several cities and villages, and stayed with a traditional Tunisian family. This travelogue series chronicles her adventures and experiences in the Maghreb. Read Part I of the series here. ?The silent onlookers, those whose only concern is to protect their… Read more »
Recently Wanda Waterman spent several weeks in Tunisia, where she crossed half the country, visited several cities and villages, and stayed with a traditional Tunisian family. This article series chronicles her adventures and experiences in the Maghreb. Arrival in the Capital In Tunis the night air is an energizing sea breeze from the nearby Mediterranean,… Read more »
?Mom!? My eight-year-old daughter’s dulcet tones ring out and she gallops down the hill toward the stream that flows behind our home. I nod, murmuring something that sounds like a question. My back is to the water as I shovel pollen-covered mouldy leaves into a trash bag. ?I need to grab an airplane-shaped rock for… Read more »
Failure. Losing. Taking second place. However you want to style it, not measuring up to the competition, whether real or imagined, is never a pleasant experience. Whether It’s a youth hockey game or the summer Olympics, the honour roll in elementary school or the coveted promotion at work, it hurts when you don’t make the… Read more »
Ten years ago I was sitting on the patio of the Bay Street Bistro, having a celebratory lunch with my two daughters. We were marking the completion of another school year. Our lives were about to change. A young woman, her arms embracing a worn cardboard box, stops on the sidewalk and signals to us… Read more »