One of my most vivid recollections from childhood is going through the grocery checkout counters and seeing all of those magazines for women. I would read their headlines as my mother checked her groceries through: how to flatten your stomach, how to be more beautiful, and how to be the perfect mate. It is now…
For decades I loved nothing more than to submerge my secrets in an underground cave where they would be safe from the eyes of the world. But somewhere along the line these secrets and their attendant silence became a deafening roar in the privacy of my psyche. I came to the point I thought I’d…
Hope breeds passivity beyond comprehension as the multitudes sit idly by awaiting some higher power to take care of things for them. We have been asleep at the wheel for far too long, and now that it is time for action the world is placing all of its eggs in a basket called hope. Even…
I keep hearing people talk about how busy they are, and I thought I’d share one of my time-saving secrets with my blog readers: Don’t brush your hair. I mean never, except as a gesture of respect right before you go to your hair stylist. Not only is brushing your hair time consuming (the average…
I finally consulted with Freddie regarding the aforementioned scenario, and he told me that we are now venturing into the realm of “dirtbag mystique”. The Banff Book and Film Festivals went by in a blur. I didn’t manage to see any films, but I did manage to make it from one cocktail party to the…
I learned a new phrase today from Freddie Wilkinson, another course participant, and it’s called “dirtbag chic”. We were sitting around the writers’ lounge when he downloaded the idea to me. “It’s the Yuppie who wears ratty outdoor clothing and drinks Pabst Blue Ribbon at the bar to fit in with the other lifestylers.” I…
Autumn is upon us and so are thoughts of dangling from ice tools on the frozen sculptures of nature. Those of us who were lucky enough to rock climb all summer might feel well prepared, but those of us who had commitments of work and family might well be wondering how best to train for…
Now that it has become obvious that our corporations are running our world, including our elected politicians, the only sane way to vote is with your dollar. Every choice you make matters to those companies, who spend millions upon millions to manipulate you into buying their products. If you do your research you will find…
Beware of spellcasters infiltrating your consciousness and causing you to long for thingsthat just may not be in your best interest. Currently the largest spell on the planet iscalled “The Capitalist Consumer Economy”, and you have been programmed into it from birth. It is a valid reality, but so are all others, and you will…