Oh, if only that title was not a literal statement. Saturday night I went out with my cousin Lisa to take part in what I considered the chance of a lifetime. Okay, maybe lifetime is a bit extreme, but definitely something I wanted to do: be an audience member for So You Think You Can [...]
Yes, I admit, in the days when I was an early teen imagining how my future love life would be, I loved Lurlene McDaniel’s books. Until I started realising just how much they didn’t line up… Read Marni Grossman’s take on the matter, re-printed from BUST in Utne Reader: Dying Teenagers in Love.
It begins with a fairy tale. Once upon a time there was a kingdom ruled by two kings. The kings worked together in harmony, always consulting with each other before making decisions and new laws for their kingdom. Although the kings themselves were peaceful, the kingdom was not, and in a short time an insurgency rose [...]
While looking up more information about Terry Fox for another post, I came across this interesting article by a man named Stephen Pate writing for the Not Just the News Network. Follow the link to read “Media Make Bad Role Models of Terry Fox and Rick Hansen” and be sure to read the comment as [...]
Nine months have gone by since my heart transplant and I find myself in a weird place. I have a new heart so I’m not in heart failure. I’m not dying anymore. I can breath easily and readily. I feel like I have more zest and energy for life. In that sense, I am healthy. While [...]
