The Plague-Ground – How to play in the Plague-Ground.
Today’s blog post is a list. It’s one I’ll be sending every week until we’re back at work and have less time to enjoy the
April 14, 2020
August 9, 2021
Tags: plague
The Plague-Ground – Is time just nature’s way of keeping everything from happening at once?
One April 1st morning long ago, my clock radio awakened me to the CBC host announcing that since Canada was shifting to metric for measuring
April 14, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – A Masterclass in The School of Life
Feeling a vague need to lead a better life? Time hangs heavy on most of us. We’re feeling under threat and floundering for a new
April 13, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – The pundits pile on.
The past week has seen a sharp rise in the number of cases of punditry. It’s especially harrowing in countries with large numbers of columnists,
April 10, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR, DADDY? MOMMY?
A month into the greatest cataclysm since World War II, its effects on us are beginning to become clear. Aside from a lot more baking
April 9, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – The Cruelty of Strangers
Remember the final scene from A Streetcar Named Desire? Blanche DuBbois (played by Vivien Leigh) famously says to the doctor leading her away to an
April 8, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Will how you voted determine if you live or die?
I’ve not written about Donald Trump because bashing my head against the wall is not one of my top self-care activities. Besides, reading about Donald
April 6, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – What are you doing at 12 noon on Sunday?
GO TO YOUR PORCH OR BALCONY. Like you, I’ve sung O Canada hundreds of times. Like you, I can remember nearly none of them. But
April 4, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – They are not failed versions of us
“Never in our lives have we experienced such a global phenomenon. It’s almost uplifting to know that virtually everyone on earth is sharing the same
April 3, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Does Our Future Already Exist on Fogo Island?
As we sit at home watching our hair grow uncut, we’re deluged with ideas for how to rebuild a fairer, kinder world once life on
April 1, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Are Your Lungs Older Than Your Denial?
Mine sure are. They’re 70 years old. My wife Jean’s are seven years older. This puts us both in the high-risk category for dying from
March 30, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Women’s Faces in Urgent Places
I think one reason Canada’s doing ‘okay’ in beating back COVID-19 is that we have so many women in charge of fighting it. Half of
March 29, 2020
August 9, 2021
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