When I start up my five year old laptop, it feels like I am opening the book of Lamentations. (If you don’t know the book, it’s in the Bible and it’s a wee bit of a tough read. Moses will mail you a medal if you get through it. To save you time, Lamentations goes sorta like this: … More Why do computers slow down as they age?
It struck me the other day that teenagers are like cats. Read my expertly compiled list and see for yourself. Cats only listen to you when they want something from you. They allow you to hang around them, for now. Cats only need a few things from you: Feed them, open the door to let … More My teenager is a cat?
I am not a big fan of tall forests of corn, screaming children and dead ends. Yet, that is exactly what my family and I paid money to experience this weekend at the Edmonton Corn Maze. Despite the weeping and gnashing of teeth that went on around us, we had fun. I even realized a … More Five lessons that I learned at the Edmonton Corn Maze
After the birth of my firstborn, I realized something. My waistline had expanded. A pretty “normal” weight gain given that I was experiencing a load of stress from my new life as a parent along with job stress and working on a Masters degree part time. Overeating gave me an emotional way to decompress, to release the tension … More Something in your eyes took a thousand years to get here
Little ole jesus seems so nice, so familiar. He speaks with a voice that I recognize, in fact he sounds just like me. He has come by his opinions by dredging the bottom of Longing Lake and Pain Point and all the stupid stuff I have done. You would think this would make him wise, … More Which Jesus do you listen to?
My family has dirt in our blood. Not the pale thin dust that the city throws at you, but the rich dark roasted dirt that can only come from Saskatchewan. I bet you wish you were born there too. People from Saskatchewan don’t need a lot of credit, the banks won’t give it to them. … More Lessons from a Saskatchewan Boy
When I get angry, really angry, I lose IQ points. I call this stupid-angry. Any intelligence that I have when I am rational disappears when I become stupid-angry. Stupid-angry feels like I have drunk a 26 of emotional whiskey. My brain feels like it is moving in super fast Ninja speed, but what comes out … More Stupid Anger
Life has a way of colliding with you. Whether you like it or not you may be bumped, bashed and bowled over by life and you may end up with bruised and broken parts. I sometimes wish that I could bubble wrap my kids. I would like to protect them from the bashing that may … More Bubble Parenting
Elvis Presley. You may remember him: Studs, Las Vegas, Jail House Rock. In his day, he was the King of Rock. My father loved Elvis and would play the White Christmas record over and over until I thought I lived in a department store. Elvis is the King of just enough wisdom that it sticks. … More My Elvis habit
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I know I am not the perfect step-in parent for your children. I make mistakes. I misjudge. I get frustrated, confused, and conflicted. It’s a tight wire balance of being too close and being too far. I don’t want to overstep my boundaries. And yet, I sometimes lose track…
Getting High on Recovery 