Ability’s Muse: Offensive words can hurtIt’s common practice in today’s society to say what’s on your mind without considering the implications. What we say can make or break a relationship, build a person up, or bring them to their knees. Words are far more powerful than we give them credit for. A word that I hear at an alarming frequency […] Continue Reading |
Noms!: In review: My Chosen CaféMy Chosen Cafe is a great place when you don’t know where to go. Why? The food is awesome, and it’s nowhere near where anyone lives, so anyone you want to meet for a bite can’t complain about it being further from them than it is from you. I figure it’s an equal opportunity sort […] Continue Reading |
Local, Live, and Loud: February 6 – 19Wednesday, February 6 Zion-I, Wilderness Crew, A-1 Club 90NE9, $17.50-$20.50, 9 pm Do you know how many kids Bob Marley had? Okay, so that’s a loaded question. Obviously I wouldn’t ask if it weren’t remarkably high. Go ahead and take a guess. Ballpark it. I don’t need it to be exact. Did you guess 11? […] Continue Reading |
Sour Grapes: Veggie cats and dogsJust the other day, a question popped into my brain which, like a Zen master speaking about one hand clapping, left me confused and curious. Mainly, I couldn’t believe I had never given the topic much thought, but now I kept asking myself this question: what do vegetarians and vegans feed their pets? Everyone has […] Continue Reading |
Speaker’s Corner: All together nowUS leadership developer and coach Art Petty offers group project tips free on his blog to make them accessible to everyone because “everyone’s doing it, and many are not doing it well,” he says on the blog. Group projects are the foundation of your future. Whether you’re a Starbucks barista or a CEO, you will […] Continue Reading |
In Search of Lost Time: Human agency for everyoneSelf-identity can be a hard concept to grasp for most people. Further, identities that lie outside of the strong currents of hegemony can be difficult and sometimes be seen as impossible to claim. Many social mechanisms are in place in personal networks and institutions that disfavour identities viewed as deviant, such as homosexuality, transgender, and […] Continue Reading |
Ability’s Muse: The right to loveIt may not be something we think of often, if at all. The right to love can be assumed as a right we all are given: it’s so inherent why would anyone even question an individual’s right to love, be loved, or have children? When someone is denied their right to express their sexuality, they […] Continue Reading |
Local, Live, and Loud: January 23rd – February 4thThursday, January 24 Dean Brody, Small Town Pistols McPherson Playhouse, $29.50, 8 pm We live near a gun range. The family likes to go for walks through the forest trails, one of which puts us directly behind any number of different weapons banging and powing at targets behind a fenced perimeter. A week ago we […] Continue Reading |
Speaker’s Corner: Huh? What’d you say?According to the website Skills You Need, listening is the ability to accurately receive messages in the communication process. If we accept that listening involves receiving, then we can accept that listening involves the brain. When we are listening to someone speak, their wordsŃas well as gestures, body odour, accent, etc.Ńgo in through our senses, […] Continue Reading |
In Search of Lost Time: Defining identitySince the early 20th century, scientists have been seeking explanations to pathologize gender and sexuality, but only those identities deemed deviant. There’s been no search for the heterosexual gene or the cisgender neurons in the brain. I will certainly advocate against such definitions as defined by science to essentialize difference to biology. I won’t discount […] Continue Reading |
