What a great book I signed out of the library last week! ‘The Next Queen of Heaven’ is written by Gregory Maguire, the genius who wrote ‘Wicked’ and its sequels. Since I’ve read two of his books already, it was easy to add this one to my stack. It is not part of the Wicked [...]
Archive for December, 2011
The Next Queen of Heaven
Posted in movie & book reviews, tagged comedic novel, fiction, gay men, Gregory Maguire, lusty teen, nuns on December 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yet Another Change
Posted in Uncategorized on December 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
i finally uploaded my Christmas letter, all about tergiversation. Here I am, two weeks after writing that, and I am still in Calgary. New information, new situation, new condition. Why, with all the certainty of booked flights to see my daughter’s family in Prince George, then my son’s family in Kelowna, am I still here? [...]
Merry Christmas, 2011
Posted in personal & meaningful on December 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
According to a recent article in the Globe and Mail, the word for 2011 is tergiversate. It means to vacillate, to change opinions, to change direction. When I read this I struggled with the word and the concepts, but by the time I finished the article I was laughing. So it wasn’t just me [...]
Raging Grannies & the Omnibus Crime Bill
Posted in Political opinions on December 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I have been busy as an activist lately, rather than working on my writing blog. I have given several Healing Touch treatments, which are one-on-one (or two-on-one)sessions with people who have asked for help in reducing pain & speeding healing. The other activity I enjoy is working with the Calgary Raging Grannies. This balances out [...]
