I look at the news and I can’t understand. I refresh Twitter and I keep shaking my head. It doesn’t make sense. I can’t understand. How does this keep happening? How can there be that much hate? How do we stop it? What can we do? We can’t keep posting “Prayers for ______” and then walk away. It’s something. But…
Category: Current Events
A Tale of Two Critiques
Donald Trump has obviously become a very polarizing public figure. Every public comment or tweet is subject to disection and dirision. Deserved or not will depend on your politics, but last week I was struck by two critiques: both their similarities and how divergent they were. The first was the photo of Kathy Griffin holding a bloody head that…
What Do You Mean by “Market”?
A week or so ago MacLean’s published an online article “Why Canada’s Seafood Market is so bad, and costs so much” Seafood doesn’t always get a lot of national media attention so I was anxious to see that perspective. I was surprised to discover that the “market” referred to was a literal market and not the global market (demand) for…
Of Politics and Religion
I was feeling pensive, quiet, and sad when I went to church this morning. Maybe it was the past week: the opening of lobster season (which always makes me emotional). Or solemness of Remembrance Day. Or finally being able to take a breath after the last few months. I think it was a bit of all of those things against…
Today I Wore a Pantsuit
I got up this morning and put on a pantsuit. It’s not something I do everyday, but today I needed to dress up, and, well, a pantsuit just seemed appropriate. I was still reeling in disbelief from what had happened last night in the United States. How had the polls been so wrong? Part of me understood: this…
Fifteen Years Later
When leaving Newfoundland in July, I made a point of looking around the tarmac in Gander while boarding the plane. Dawn was just beginning to break (or at least in felt like it; it was a very early flight). The tarmac was mostly empty, but in my mind I was trying to picture it like this: By Source, Fair…
