Humour

Pardon My French Roast

Let’s face it, coffee is the only drug society not only allows, but celebrates. It’s the lifeblood of civilization, the…

9 months ago

The Validation Nation of Social Media

Social media was supposed to connect us, but it feels more like a bad group project where nobody knows what’s…

9 months ago

The Grunt: Sound of Understanding

You can keep your English, your French, your Spanish, even your Mandarin. The true universal language, the one that transcends…

9 months ago

The Fine Art of Selective Hearing

Selective hearing isn’t a flaw, it’s a coping mechanism with years of field testing. It’s how relationships survive, how marriages…

9 months ago

Costa Rica’s Little Green Parade

If you live in Costa Rica as I do, or you visit every so often, you will see them: a…

9 months ago

When Kids Take Things Literally

Teachers deserve hazard pay. Forget the chalk dust, the endless paperwork, and the math problems that make grown adults question…

9 months ago

The Bus Ride Lesson

It had been one of those long days that seemed to take more than it gave. The kind where the…

9 months ago

The Mask We Hide Behind

You ever notice how we’re all part-time actors, and nobody told us? We wear more masks than a ski lodge…

9 months ago

Sacred Habits of Everyday Life

We often think of “rituals” as something ancient or ceremonial, performed by monks in a mountain temple or elders around…

10 months ago

From BC to Costa Rica: A Survival Upgrade

I have never been one for heat. Living in Penticton, British Columbia, for 30 years, I always felt summers were…

10 months ago