Beyond the sale rack: More than shopping at the mall
Calgary Herald, Sept 1, 2018: After an especially good haul at a sale, my dad, a dapper dresser and committed bargain hunter, would grin and pronounce that he was “going […]
Category Archives: columns
Laugh, cry or punch a wall? Go for the laugh
Calgary Herald, August 4 2018: We do live in interesting times, don’t we? They’re so interesting I deleted Twitter off my phone. It wasn’t to save hours scrolling through tiny […]
The history beneath our feet
Calgary Herald, June 30, 2018: We throw the street names around every day while navigating the roads in Calgary. Shaganappi, the one that’s fun to watch visitors say, is a […]
Packing pipeline placards for Vancouver
Calgary Herald, June 2, 2018: When your kids are little you worry about them running with scissors. When they grow up and decide to go to grad school at UBC, […]
Looking for love
Calgary Herald, May 5. 2018: I scroll down looking for handsome faces, long legs and strong backs. I like the big guys and I fall half-in-love with each picture I […]
Planning your last big party
Calgary Herald, April 7, 2018: I know Jack is going to die, I just don’t know when. I’ve been watching Netflix with my fingers over my eyes as Jack Pearson, the […]
Treasures in the garage
Calgary Herald, March 3. 2018: The cream pitcher has a wide spout with gold trim, an ornate white handle and a red design mimicking Ukrainian embroidery. The red in the […]
The benefits of talking to yourself
Calgary Herald, Feb 3, 2018: Once upon a time, if you saw a solitary figure walking toward you talking loudly and gesturing wildly, you’d give serious thought to crossing the […]
Time keeps on a ticking
Calgary Herald, Jan 6. 2018: 2018, already? How did that happen? How did it get to be 2018 all of a sudden? Wasn’t it 2013 about 10 minutes ago? And […]
From the primordial soup to Twitter: We are family
Calgary Herald Dec 3. 2017: “It’s worse than eating peanuts,” my mom’s 90-year-old cousin said of her son’s joyful obsession with tracking the family genealogy. I look forward to reading […]
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