I’m feeling very Canadian. Our national band, The Tragically Hip, gave their last concert in Kingston because their frontman Gord Downie—who’s been called Canada’s Shakespeare and poet laureate—has incurable brain cancer. On Saturday, CBC carried the concert live, and a nation shut down to watch, to celebrate, and to say goodbye. I’m feeling very Canadian. […]
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Hurry, Hard! Top 12 Reasons to Date Men Who Are Curlers
They’re good at using brooms to sweep. They’re protective and willing to guard anything, especially the house. They’re able to get out of the hack without taking a sick day. They don’t think skipping is effeminate. They can draw intricately. They rarely hog anything. They often go for a raise and get it. They’re extra […]
16 Reasons to Love or Leave Canada
I am thrilled that Clay Morgan is guest posting here today. He is a very hot commodity. In the past two weeks, he’s landed an agent, been Freshly Pressed (featured on WordPress’s homepage), spoken at a large conference, and been a star at Muckfest (see photos below, except the alligator one). You’ve seen his name […]
Super Bowl XLV, the Women’s Movement, and Broken Dishes
On Super Bowl Sunday, I subjected our six-year-old twins to ten minutes of the big game as well as the halftime show. I don’t usually make William and Vivian watch TV, though I may have done this one or two hundred times on Saturday mornings when I’ve been trying to read the newspaper. On this […]
5 Childhood Milestones I’m More Than Thankful For
When you have twins that are your Alpha and Omega, every stage of child rearing is not only a first, but also a last. There is no need to keep anything for the next kid, because there is no next kid. It’s an all-or-nothing approach to parenting. While there are some developmental stages I might […]