Canadian Cuisine

Canada is far away from some places on the planet and people in those far away places may wonder what Canadians like to eat. This is especially good to know if you are making plans to visit Canada and wonder what you might find wriggling on the end of your fork. Not that we eat a lot of things that wriggle.… Read the rest

I’m the “Oh Canada” Contributor on Squidoo… Now What?

I was happy to become the “Oh Canada” Contributor on the Squidoo network site. I like writing about Canadian culture, history and so on. But, the more I write and post over there the more disappointed I am feeling. Almost none of my Canadian posts are keeping afloat enough (in traffic and reposts) for them to stop sinking to the bottom of the tank (tanking them, literally).… Read the rest

Jann Arden and Parents

Jann Arden wrote about spending time with her parents. I commented:

I’m living with my Mom. Sometimes I can’t laugh and sometimes when I do laugh it hurts her feelings because I am laughing at her even when she is laughing about it too. Mom said the worst thing is people thinking you are feeble or forgetting things when you aren’t.Read the rest

Old Maids and Spinsters?

I never watched the show, Sex and the City, but over time I’ve heard or found quotes which make me think.

  • Why do we get stuck with old maid and spinster and men get to be bachelors and playboys?
  • It’s amazing. In a courtroom, reasonable doubt can get you off for murder. In an engagement, it makes you feel like a bad person.
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The Power of Language

“One must avoid ambition in order to write. Otherwise something else is the goal: some kind of power beyond the power of language. And the power of language, it seems to me, is the only kind of power a writer is entitled to.”

– Cynthia Ozick

Fight Dream Hope Love

les miserables
I read Les Miserables last year. It was a long book. I am writing a review of the book on Squidoo and found this wallpaper while looking for images to post. I like the words at the top. Inspiring for me as I try to make changes to myself and get back to running my sites again.… Read the rest

I Don’t Know…

I don’t know what I’m doing with my sites right now. So don’t ask me.

I have more domains than energy, time, passion and… brains. I’ve got most of them in suspended animation while I decide where I’m going next.

I’ve had an adventure with blogging, more than ten years of it, so it doesn’t seem surprising that something needs to change.… Read the rest