Family, Identity

Happy B-day To Me

July 24, 2016

I was born at about 4:25pm on July 25, 1958 at Scarborough General. There is an oft-told family story that I was 2 weeks overdue (like a library book?) in what was, at the time, an unusually hot summer. Dr. Hurano (that spelling is a [read more]

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Gratitude Redux

July 22, 2016

Reclaiming ‘gratitude’ – I’ve blogged a few times about my issues around ‘gratitude’ – “just be thankful it’s not worse” and “why aren’t you grateful?“. The mass-murder in Orlando was a reminder that violence is always lurking. Recent homophobic neo-con talking points have picked up [read more]