The Plague-Ground – If you’re feeling anxious, join the herd
The pandemic has taught me you don’t have to be facing a fist or a pistol in order to feel threatened. You don’t have to
May 1, 2020
August 9, 2021
Tags: social distancing
The Plague-Ground – “If I had but one word to delete….”
It’s only April and already we know what the Word of the Year will be: “Coronavirus.” It was first coined in 1968, but no one
April 29, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – I didn’t say I hate America
I didn’t say I hate Americans. I didn’t even say I hate America’s institutions. All I said in yesterday’s blog was that it’s time Americans
April 28, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – What you must never tell an American
Thank god for the pandemic. Now, even we Canadians can speak truth to America’s lack of power. Yet until now, in the way we would
April 26, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – I am calm
I’m calling my bank now. They left a voicemail for me at 5:15 yesterday afternoon. It sounded serious. So I called them back right away
April 24, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – YOU CAN TAKE THE BOY OUT OF THE CITY, BUT…
Jean and I have moved up north for the past month. Last week I looked at my calendar and noticed I had a lunch scheduled
April 23, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – One to Think. One to Blink.
Two weeks ago, I was searching for toney ways to keep us entertained at night. Enough of Tiger King! Bring on King Lear! Today, I’m
April 22, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – In Defence of Curiosity
In the rush to find a vaccine, let’s not forget the rush to find whatever your curiosity leads you to. It’s easy to think one
April 21, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Would you buy the middle seat?
This week, William Shakespeare will be 456 years old. We should care because the temple to his genius, the Stratford Festival, is in dire straits. Stratford’s
April 20, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Who’s in your basement?
Imagine you tune in to the Prime Minister’s daily pandemic briefing today and hear him say this: “We are now ready to open the American
April 17, 2020
August 9, 2021
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
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