Last week my life changed. I was faced with the imminent possibility of not being able to buy toilet paper. The ‘no toilet paper phenomenon’ appeared overnight and definitely caught me by surprise. I was not…
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PART I Last Tuesday, on December 12th, the flu hit me. I think this is the worst flu I’ve ever experienced, but pain memory sometimes has a short shelf life, so I may have said this…
I remember the day the light went on. I have been told that using a colloquialism is an excuse for real words, but in this case, the words are exactly what they mean. The light really…
PREREQUISITES: a healthy dose of absent-mindedness and a slight penchant for the preposterous Read to end for FREE BONUS TIP 1. YOU ARE A GENIUS when you realize that your hair spray is not working –…
Today is the beginning of the end and the beginning of the beginning. Growing old has its perks. Grandchildren, for example. 55-plus deals on meals. Bank accounts without service charges. Seniors discounts. Canada Pension Payments. I…
Like a relentless stream, random thoughts flow through my mind. Like the moving water, I do not know where the thoughts will go until I follow their leading. Like the stream bed, the thoughts carve out…
Sometimes my thoughts seem like rocks: lifeless, colourless, and useless. At times, I am not happy with the rocks on my pathway. But as I pick up the stones and view them with my writing, closely…