Category Archives: Observatory

The Zappass

Posted on May 3, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

So, my car has taken to giving me a quite large, very painful static electric shock EVERY SINGLE TIME I exit. “Oh, you’d like to get OUT? ZAAAPPP!” It’s no longer a Passat it’s a Zappass. What did I do … Continue reading →

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10 Things

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

In random order these are the things occupying my brainspace and time: 1) My daughter has just finished her full-day speech-language assessment, the last component of the larger assessment to determine if she is on the autism spectrum or if … Continue reading →

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Twister for the Brain

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

Buckle up. This one will require you to twist your brain into knots. It may be a bumpy ride. I am fascinated by yesterday’s post about Guilty Pleasures when I saw how much guilt we have around food. This isn’t the first … Continue reading →

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Guilty Pleasures

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

I’ve been thinking about the idea of qualified and sanctioned. Who gets the right to tell us what things to like and dislike? Why are these experts more qualified than our own nose to sniff out what we like in … Continue reading →

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Starvation or Eating Disorder?

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

Imagine that you encounter a child who is suffering from malnutrition. In our western world of syndromes and isms, the child would likely be thought to have an eating disorder. My first questions would be: Does she have an eating disorder … Continue reading →

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There’s a Chip for That?

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

So, I pick up my mail from my mail drawer at work this morning. And a co-worker has very kindly dropped off my Sun Run stuff (we’ve got enough people for a team this year–go us!). I look at the … Continue reading →

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Red Pen Rebel

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

April 10th is my good friend Michaeleen’s birthday. She was killed in a car accident almost 20 years ago, but I still miss her. We became friends in Grade 3, and remained good friends up until her death at the … Continue reading →

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Because I Can

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

This weekend marked a momentous occasion–the potty chair was removed from the bathroom. Yep, that’s right. We are officially done with the toilet training and the three-year-old is now big enough and competent enough to use a toilet just like … Continue reading →

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Tentatively X-Rated

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

Why do you visit me here? Is it to find out what cute things my kids are saying? Do you expect to get some pithy observations that probably have already been made by other people in more observant and humourous … Continue reading →

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Son and seagulls

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

I took my two oldest children to Granville Island last week. I had to get ready for the trade show and I figured they could hang out while I gathered what I needed. Our first stop was of course Laurelle’s Deli … Continue reading →

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