I follow a young person on instagram who identifies as non-binary. Young is a relative term as this person is around fourty but that was some time ago for me. So.... young. Anyways, this individual has chosen to be referred to as they or them. Not he/she or him/her. I must admit when I first … Continue reading What is in a pronoun? →

I see a lot of posts on Instagram telling people to enjoy their kids as it is all over too soon. That is true. When you are in the middle of the chaos and mess it is hard to catch your breath and find time to relax. The posts are very similar as they try … Continue reading Mourning the Past →

I finally got myself an Instagram account and I just love some of the posts. I follow gardeners, recipe type stuff and of course my daughter. I love that I can just click a button that say's "what is this crap?" and I stop seeing it. I am paraphrasing. I don't personally post anything because … Continue reading Whatever Happened to Getting Along? →

You have heard this before I am sure. There is your side, my side and then the real story. The problem is we only believe our side. And we stick by it through thick and thin. It doesn't matter what is happening around us. What we are going through. What we read in the news … Continue reading Three Sides to Every Story →

I do not identify as a feminist. In fact throughout my adult life I have been very vocal about it. I scoffed when others praised Gloria Steinem or Betty Freidan. I understand their efforts through the years did help to bring about positive change in many ways, I do also believe the feminist movement of … Continue reading Hillary Clinton Opened My Eyes →

I don't know about you but I certainly have a lot of pet peeves. Little things that just bug me. One particularly annoying one is people who don't know the difference between yield and merge. This is a big one for me. Half the time people blast right through a yield which is annoying and … Continue reading Pet Peeves →

I have loved Philosophy since I was a young University Student. Actually, it was a few years later that I became truly interested. What caught my fancy early on was a Philosophy Student I met. He was a friend of a friend and I met him at a party that I attended when I was … Continue reading Philosophy, My Old Friend →

Yesterday I switched on the television and there was a hockey game on. I assumed it was an old taped game but nope... It was current. The Flames made the playoffs. I don't watch a lot of sports so I wasn't really aware that things were going on as usual. Who knew? Well my husband … Continue reading The Fan… →

What do you get when two polar opposites get married? My hubby and I. Two people who spend the first year of marriage thinking "Oh my God, what have I gotten myself into?" Last December I spent the evening with my husbands brother in law, chatting the night away and having a drink or two. … Continue reading Opposites Attract But Music Bonds Us… Forever →

This word means different things to different people but ultimately, in my eyes, it is the most powerful state of being that any human can attain in the quest to living a life full of peace and contentment. It is the ultimate factor to dictate our lives and it is one of the hardest to … Continue reading Freedom →