My sons, husband and I have been attending the Saturday Karate classes at the Vollmer centre for the last few years. This is part of the GKK Canada (Goju‐Ryu Karate‐Do KyoKai) organization under Sensei Pirrone. We enjoy this class very much. It’s a great opportunity to focus on physical fitness and discipline for the whole […]
In the kind of article you’d expect straight from the conductor of the Snowpiercer*, we get this tidbit that asks – do global laws against child-labour apply to African children? Aka… if Africa has a cultural norm of exploitative child labour… should we be ok with that? “Is international concern on child rights relevant to […]
For a couple of years now I have developed a growing unease about Facebook, and other ‘free’ services which operate with personal data as their true product. Facebook just happens to have hit my fed-up point first. My unease comes from both information coming to light about how these platforms are handling our data, and […]
It’s been about a year since my husband and I cancelled our Cogeco cable service. We had a DVR and a single choice package and it came to about $90/month. With now two children, this money was needed elsewhere. Plus, we were watching WAAAY too much TV. I was all for it. I grew up […]
My husband and I are really enjoying Fantasy Flight’s Living Card Game for Lord Of The Rings. Many other Fantasy Flight card games also come in the same size box such as: Android Netrunner, A Game of Thrones, Warhammer Invasion, Call of Cthulhu, Star Wars and more. After purchasing the first core set and a […]
This cool painting technique was achieved very easily (at least our hired painter made it look easy). Here’s the instructions: Paint: Behr paint and primer in one (1 can of light brown and one can dark brown or pick your colour combination). 1 can Behr Faux Glaze. Equipment: Normal paint rollers. Clear plastic sheeting. Step […]
Much has changed in the last several months. My wonderful BF proposed while we were on a cruise in July! We came home from the cruise and almost immediately started house shopping. We have already purchased our new house and moved in last weekend. It is now a process of putting things away, organizing, and […]
The last five or six months have been challenging, sometimes scary, but ultimately eye-opening and life-changing. I feel better than I have in many years. My BF and I bought eachother rollerblades, and when the weather is nice, I’ve been out getting fresh air and exercise which is a nice change. I have been looking […]
I’ve been posting regularly about specific topics but haven’t done an overall update on what’s new with me so here goes. I have just started a new position at my current employer. I have moved from Developer to Business Analyst which I hope will allow me to learn a whole new area of skills and […]
Windsorites might be interested in learning about a group I just came across called Broken City Lab (http://www.brokencitylab.org/). They are group of artists located here in Windsor who pursue social activism through art. From their website: “Broken City Lab is an artist-led interdisciplinary creative research group that tactically disrupts and engages the city, its communities, […]