Last Monday
I gave my notice at work a week ago. At the end of this week, I’m done. Then the plan is to work from home. I’m taking Hannah out of daycare and Rachel out of her after school program. It’s still going to be dreadfully tight – but we can survive for a bit, while [...]
Classy Friends
There’s a woman in my dance group who is well enough off that it kind of stands out socially. Her husband is a doctor, and an exceptionally specialized one and she stays home with their two kids. She complains of being so busy – because she volunteers so many places and because each of her [...]
the cup that was burned in the potter’s oven
After the last few days of enduring other people’s opinions on prostitution, criminals in prison, poverty, mental illness and homelessness – not to mention the sheer volume of people of my acquaintance who STILL think it’s okay to call something “Retarded” – I came home and said to Ian, “one of these days I am [...]
Jack Layton
“Who cries over a politician?” I asked today, because, naturally, the already apparent answer was “me”. “People with other stuff going on,” my aunt suggested. The worst was the choking up while trying to explain to Ian why I was choked up. “The thing is, I was always fascinated by Jack Layton and Olivia Chow [...]