“Hunger never saw bad bread.” – Benjamin Franklin At the beginning of 2014, my husband Alan and I made a conscious effort to trim the food that ends up in our trash. We aren’t big food wasters to begin with, but we always feel guilty when we throw out any food, however infrequently. As most […]
“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” – Mother Teresa, nun and missionary When I ask friends and colleagues about what they plan to do when they retire (or if they win the lottery), I get a myriad of responses relating to […]
“I love being married. It’s so great to find one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.” — Rita Rudner, comedian, actress, and writer I’ll be the first to concede that I married someone who is a far better human being than I am. My husband Alan is a […]
“If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.” ― Kathrine Switzer, women’s marathoning pioneer Every now and then, someone who hears about my hobbies asks me why I run. I’m not an especially fast runner. More often than not, I’ve placed in the bottom half of the marathons […]
“There are only two reasons to sit in the back row of an airplane: Either you have diarrhea, or you’re anxious to meet people who do.” — Henry Kissinger, diplomat, political scientist, former United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor My husband says I’m a superstitious traveller. I just like to maximize my comfort… […]
“When I am in Canada, I feel this is what the world should be like.” — Jane Fonda, actor I am a proud Canadian. But I wasn’t born one. Instead, my citizenship was a gift. My parents are immigrants. Mom was raised in rural China and spent time fleeing from the Communist government (the rule of Mao […]
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