Cycling Back to School in My Sixties
Cycling across Canada had been a boon for the body; I was hoping a dive back into the academic world would be manna for the mind.
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Waxing Lyrical
The Rewards of Paying Attention
I think we can all remember that moment in class when we weren’t our perfect self and were admonished by
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Medical Emergencies while Travelling: Relax and Enjoy the Adventure!
Medical Emergencies while Travelling in Unfamiliar Countries Most of us are loathe to think about medical emergencies while travelling. Falling
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Big Magic is Upon Us
In order for big magic to be upon us, we need to understand what big art
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Lessons for Longevity: It Takes a Village
Lessons for longevity go beyond a matter of genes and your parent’s attempts to get
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A Working Happiness Hypothesis
Establishing a working happiness hypothesis is not as simple as it sounds. Like ‘the
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Vancouver Folk Festival’s backdrop of Jericho Beach, Vancouver harbour and the Coast Mountains
may be considered the most scenic setting for any summer festival in B.C. Until you’ve been to the Christina Lake Homecoming Festival!
Spring into…Change!
Spring signals change, and our brains respond in fashion. For learners of all ages
this can be a very exciting time of year!
Opera in a Chilled-Out World
In our ultra-sensitized, politically-corrected world, opera characters’ lives seem to be trainwrecks waiting to happen. Is that why we love them? Is their story our repressed one?
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canadian winter?
Cold snowy winters in Canada have their own pleasures – like cosying up to a fire with your knitting in hand – but
are those kind of days & pastimes becoming shortchanged with our changing climate?