I have a quick question for you. How many times have you changed your mind today about something? Three times? Five? Twenty? There’s nothing wrong with that. We change our minds all the time. Whether it’s what we feel like for dinner to what we’re going to do that weekend, we are constantly changing our […]
Category Archives: PONDERING
On Dying Quietly…
Doomsday, for me, is only a couple of months away. Do I want to die? I’ve been thinking about it a lot. The answer is an emphatic ‘no’. On the other hand, do I have a choice? Again, the answer is an emphatic ‘no’, at least not under the present circumstances. Like it or not […]
Shift: One Woman’s Treasure
I have a new guy in my life. His name is Dusty. He’s from Texas. We met, of all places, in a second-hand store. I must have gasped when I saw him. The woman standing next to me put a hand firmly on my elbow, dragging my gaze back from two aisles over, to her […]
Me, Mary and a Moment
Walking into a favourite Cumberland coffee shop, a woman greeted me—enthusiastically! ‘Hi, how are you?’ she said. ‘I’m very well. How are you?’ Who is this? I must know her. Where do I know her from? I looked closer at her, her dark grey hair, dark eyes, lined face and big smile. ‘I’m so glad […]
Humanity Man – Can’t Live Without?
I have a friend who claims he barely survived the NHL lockout. I have a co-worker who simply CANNOT get by without her daily Tim Horton’s Earl Grey tea. I have another acquaintance who can never ever, ever miss an episode of the T.V. show Glee. How about you, my fellow zombie, who I am […]