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A few posts ago , I mentioned having a PTSD episode, and being open about it, in a group setting. That post seems to have resonated with a l...

Allan and I have spent countless hours this week trying to backup Joy of Sox and to restore posts and comments to wmtc. I think  we are...

A post was accidentally deleted -- an essay that took a while to write. Happily, I had recently backed up the whole blog. And thank goodnes...

There's a movement to put the face of Tommy Douglas on the next Canadian $5 bill. Wouldn't that be wonderful? And wouldn't it be...

Dog Eat Dog , 1985 Front Cover We've reached a milestone: a Joni Mitchell album I don't like. No, that's a cop out. It's not...

Thank you to the Wet'suwet'en people who are courageously defending their land for the greater good of us all. Thank you to the Kahn...

Let Your Reading Take You Someplace New Many of you already appreciate the joys of reading. Reading transports us to other worlds and lets u...

"I find it really difficult to ask for help." I've heard many people say this. I don't know if I ever said this myself, bu...

Cookie does not, will not, come when called. She is just not interested. At mealtimes, "wanna eat?" will bring her running. And if...

It's been a while since I updated wmtc readers on the continuing adventures of Cookie and Kai. Short version: they are doing great. They...

As a child, I was taught to use a knife and fork like this: fork in left hand, securing what you want to cut, knife in right hand, cutting. ...

I've been on a "books about books" run lately, beginning with Syria's Secret Library , then Robert Caro's Working , an...

Fans of Robert Caro rejoiced when we learned that Caro, author of nonfiction histories, was writing a book about his writing process. When t...

January is a time for fresh starts and new beginnings. But our best intentions can come back to bite us. How many of us have made grand plan...

I started writing this post in September, after the global Climate Strike . It was exciting to see that so many people -- millions around th...

For the second year in a row, I didn't even bother with the wmtc i hate christmas tradition. I didn't see any shopping fervor, didn...

Syria's Secret Library: Reading and Redemption in a Town Under Siege is a tribute to the power of books to heal, to offer refuge, and t...

I've never reviewed a cookbook before, but then I've never been this enthusiastic about a cookbook before: The Instant Pot Bible by...