Sweet charity
ON THE whole, I’m a pretty decent human being.
I am kind; I am compassionate.
I am generous on my own terms.
Those people who say that...
Mercy
THERE ARE some things I do not tell you.
For example, how I had a fall out with my publisher for the textbooks I was...
Checking off Alaska
I DID it!
A 26-glacier tour in Prince William Sound.
At 4 degrees Celsius, and some rain.
Freezing my balls, yes.
But my heart was on fire.
Spectacular views.
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Views...
Making young boys cry
THE VERY young girls cry a lot.
Like it is their nature.
But I hate it when I make young boys cry.
Young like teenagers.
Because it makes...
Airport count
THERE is a very likely chance that I would have checked off North Pole from my bucket list by the time you read this...
My Alberta: Gulping a fishbowl
PROMINENT in the photos of my trip to Alberta, and especially in the exploration of the Canadian Rockies (including a Skywalk at the Columbia...
My Alberta: Drinking a lake
ON MY FIRST trip to the Canadian Rockies, we explored the parts covered by British Columbia and Alberta.
We visited several lakes along the trip:...
My Alberta: Getting a seat
I’M USED to traveling on my own.
Or, at least, to be traveling with a group of which I am the organizer/leader.
But since coming to...
The September Project 2021
SAME rules, new deadline (September 30, 2021, please).
Six years ago, I started The September Project on Facebook.
I didn’t get a boyfriend that time.
I had...
Food and human existence
AS I WRITE this, I’m preparing to go to dinner at the Top of Vancouver Revolving Restaurant at the Harbour Centre.
I’ve been to this...