Today is meant to be the celebration of 153 years since Canada became a new federation with its own constitution by signing the Constitution Act – formerly known as the British North America Act. And yet, I’m not celebrating. Not this year, out of respect for a community mourning. As non-indigenous folk, we have to come to terms with a dark, not-so-distant past that indigenous … Continue reading Canada’s Birthday 2021
When I first started this blog, it was meant to be a dumping ground for everything I had opinions on, funny stuff, sarcasm, whatever-the-fuck. And it has been that, definitely. But there’s a trend going on for me that I’ve noticed more recently, and that’s issues to do with the fallout of systemic racism, violence, and injustice. And these have become very important issues to … Continue reading What Allies Owe…
tour·ist/ˈto͝orəst/ noun1. a person who is traveling or visiting a place for pleasure.“the pyramids have drawn tourists to Egypt” Storytime! When my oldest son was perhaps a tad younger than 3 years old, something happened. A switch flipped. My sweet, happy, and charming boy turned into a raging nightmare. Terrible twos, right? Or is it threes? That was what I thought until it got worse. And … Continue reading Don’t Be A Tourist
Yesterday, I saw for the first time, a post on social media about the Amazon Rainforest fires. It was competing for attention with some crap to do with Sony and Spiderman and Disney. You know. The important stuff. Once social media picked it up, it was everywhere – and kudos to the power of social media, by the way. NASA notes that they can see … Continue reading Danger! FIRE! DO SOMETHING.
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