RT @anildash: Because of their track record of killing Americans, I can’t support the construction of a Ground Zero McDonald’s. # RT @SLJT06: Make sure your kids are asleep before you do the nasty!! OMG! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PpYasA94sU # Vegetables have plenty of protein, and even potatoes are a complete protein http://bit.ly/aaCA5k #vegetarian #vegan # Survey: 98 [...]
Moms, Dads: Consider yourself crowdsourced. I’m a happily-married father of three girls (two, four, and six) who’s witnessed his involvements outside work, home, and family dwindle from some to little, then from little to nothing, and more recently from near-nothing to near-something. I could use some perspective about what a realistic expectation is because for [...]
I hope yours was happier than mine, anyway. The morning was good, certainly. Government Museums in Ottawa had free admission today, so my family and I visited the Canada Science and Technology Museum and the Canada Agriculture Museum. Good stuff, particularly the family-friendly activities at the Experimental Farm. My afternoon was considerably less enjoyable. I [...]
American feminist, democratic socialist, pop sociologist and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich explores the hazards of forced positiveness, the subject of her book Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America.
These are my 4-year-old’s favourite socks — black, red and orange, emblazoned with flaming skulls. If there is a drawer full of anything, they are guaranteed to be the first ones selected for that day’s outfit. Some of you may be thinking, “Cool!” or “Weird!” or “Boys will be boys”, except my 4-year-old isn’t a [...]
