Every week one out of three days my spouse takes the responsibility of driving the “childcare taxi” and I get to leave my car at home and use an alternate form of transportation to commute to work. When I can’t cycle commute, I usually opt to take transit. I look forward to using my commute … Read more
I am no Foodie. In fact I find the daily cooking to be a chore I rarely look forward to. I do enjoy (VERY occasionally) planning and preparing a big dinner for a group (i.e. family holidays). But otherwise, it’s not my favourite activity. That being said I am a health-conscious mom and an environmentally … Read more
Have you ever had that conversation about WHY people do benevolent work? Is the benevolence discounted if you get something (even just a “feel good about yourself”) out of it? Is the act any less valuable if you gain something in return? I’m sure many a conversation in this regard has stemmed from discussion of … Read more
Coulda Woulda Shouldas After hearing from a long ago acquaintance recently I got to reminiscing about the past, but even more so about what I had once thought I would make of my future someday. I don’t know about you, but my life has turned out nothing like I’d imagined, so far. I had expected … Read more
Rescued after Hurricane Earl From Scenic
Almost as time consuming as writing the blog entries is figuring out the features, plugins, etc. that will help make my blog more functional. It’s a lot of playing around, and eliminating options that just don’t work with my version of WordPress or my webhost (can’t figure out the error that is preventing me form … Read more