Imagine having to wait to watch a television show. Some might even say that that concept is so 2000s. Some millennials are experiencing waiting for content for the first time, and Gen Xers and Boomers are having flashbacks with shows like Yellowstone or Boba Fett, or now by playing Wordle. It’s everywhere lately: “How many attempts did it take you to get …
Does the vaccine actually work? Details in the data
A large number of us will get the Omicron variant of COVID-19 over the next six months. What matters now is who gets it, and when. The vaccines’ roles in all of this are important to understand. Here I sit, with two doses of Moderna and a booster dose of Pfizer in me (and no improved Internet signal – yes …
‘Haphazard non-data driven’ decisions get F grade
“Blunt the latest wave” is what we’re being told to do in Ontario. Is this a call for citizens to buy cannabis and roll a fatty to get through this lockdown? Or are we actually trying to make the latest wave less sharp? A wave, sharp? Words matter. What also matters is data, logic, and forethought before making wide-sweeping, seemingly nonsensical …
Business must focus on more than bucks
With a new year looming, and NASA’s report of an asteroid near miss in December, I have to ask if there is a life-ending asteroid hurtling towards Earth. That seems like one of the only plausible explanations for our current behaviour. Otherwise, is it actually possible that people truly don’t understand that we only have one planet and that there …
Tree decorating yields fertile finds in memory bank
“O Christmas tree O Christmas tree you stand in splendid beauty!” (Did you sing that as you read it?) This year is a bit different with fewer presents under the tree for many, and the fact that a lot of us also have rapid antigen tests under them as well in preparation for possible yuletide visits. Regardless, everyone has different …
Early ‘ugly duckling’ self-concept paid beautiful dividends down the road
How do you fix your quilt of memories? I recently received an out of-the-blue email from my first puppy-love. I was mildly obsessed with this dear boy, showering him with attention and gifts, from kindergarten to Grade 6. He was the only apple of my eye for those eight years, and I even sported shoe laces with his first name …
Whipping up a five-day meal plan
This time of year seems to be particularly busy, so I’ve been trying to find shortcuts to meal preparation, while trying to avoid leftovers. I feel like I may have cracked the code with my latest five-day meal plan, so I’m sharing it in case anyone else is feeling like they’ve run out of steam. I’ll suggest five meals that …
Favourite sparkling waters provide food for thought
I have a drinking problem. Surprisingly, even with the pandemic, it’s not an issue with alcohol. This week I found out that my go-to drink may have caused my current teeth sensitivity, and my favourite glass to drink it out of was recalled over a decade ago. With any luck, my cautionary tale will give you some valuable information. This …
Opinion: Warming up to Winterlude a ‘cool’ opportunity for Jeopardy! contestants
I love great marketing and I love my hometown of Ottawa. Pair the two and I’m especially delighted. Add in the company responsible for my first non-babysitting job, and I’m tickled pink, like someone’s nose nipped by Jack Frost while skating on the Rideau Canal. Ottawa Tourism’s latest capitalization (pun intended) on pop culture to advance awareness and interest in …
Opinon: Learning stream removal requires solid supports
Last week, the provincial government announced that Grade 9 academic and applied learning streaming would end in September 2022. Maybe because I am often repelled by decisions of this government, or maybe because I thought I’d read that they were ending all streaming, my first reaction was: “Say it isn’t so!” Since that original reaction, I now applaud it, if …