While walking in Saint Henri this morning, I saw a father pushing his daughter in a wheelbarrow. He smiled at me; she was holding a handful of flowers.
My family and best friend have come and gone and enjoyed Montreal to the fullest; my cousin has been married in the most beautiful rural spot in Quebec [...]
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Reasons to be cheerful
Posted in aimless musing on June 28, 2008 | No Comments »
From dire hopelessness to cautious optimism
Posted in Montreal on June 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
There is a great article by Paula Simons in today’s Edmonton Journal about the need to make cities family friendly. She argues that Alberta has squandered its oil wealth by mostly refusing to upgrade and build hockey rinks, parks, playgrounds in cities like Edmonton, and by failing to invest in affordable housing, new schools, and other [...]
RRSP
Posted in aimless musing on June 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Many responsible people these days are ensuring that they get prepared for retirement. They invest prudently, budget sensibly, buy RRSPs, and watch their company pension plan, alert to its ups and down on the market. As an HR staff member informed me this week, it is the very height of sensibleness to start preparing for [...]
Hot
Posted in aimless musing on June 8, 2008 | No Comments »
It’s been 30 and sunny and humid, and when I went to a party in Outremont yesterday, everyone’s face had that wet sheen as if we were in Havana. Ten minutes after a shower, you feel unclean. But I really do love this; the thick warm air. It doesn’t much cool off a night either. [...]
I am not on Facebook
Posted in aimless musing, cat on June 2, 2008 | No Comments »
I left Facebook yesterday. I had been on it for a year. I realized that it throws me off emotionally to have to discover things about people via their status updates. From now on, if I want to know how someone is doing, I’ll make a phone call, send an email, or better yet, arrange [...]
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