Lake Huron: is she a person?
What if Lake Huron was to take the U.S. and Canadian federal governments to court for criminal negligence causing death of its […]
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Aha!
Ahas!—those sometimes little, sometimes big jolts of surprise, realization, and joy that come with a new discovery—I gotta love em! I had […]
There’s a hole in the bucket dear Liza: Why technology alone can’t save us from ourselves
I recently watched a thought-provoking 2020 TED Talk called “The Promise of Quantum Computers”. The speaker, Matt Langione, a marketer of research-intensive, […]
The Great Reset – MAKE IT PERSONAL
In November 2020—as the second Covid wave was swelling in Canada—I had an enlightening phone conversation with my sister who expressed keen […]
So, you’re not feeling appreciated or recognized
How is it that a single sentence in a book about a group of dogs granted human consciousness and language by a […]
Sudoku: the game of life
I swear it was Sudoku that held me together mentally and emotionally at a time when I was incredibly fragile. Literally, it […]
Phantom Emotion Syndrome: messages from a good ghost
I’ve been haunted by phantoms three times quite recently. They weren’t horror-movie ghosts. They weren’t figments of my imagination. They were emotions […]
Standing on the fringe: no longer a place of not belonging
I’m standing with my toes curling into the now cold sand. Stars are multiplying in the deepening dusk. Behind me, small waves […]
Stop acting your age
One of the most harmful admonishments has to be: “Act your age!” Who, exactly, gets to say how anyone is supposed to […]
Friends: mirrors and shadows
Dedicated to my Deerhurst friends. It’s taken me a lot of years to appreciate the adage: a friend is your mirror and […]