Category Archives: Observatory

Please, Discipline your Elders

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Tentative Equinox North

In which a 60-something’s behaviour astonishes me. Continue reading →

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Coming into the Middle of the Conversation

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Tentative Equinox North

I love coming into the middle of conversations. You get to hear the oddest statements and then try to figure out how the conversers got to a place where that statement made sense. For instance, this is what I overheard the … Continue reading →

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Buying my Zen

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Tentative Equinox North

In which I rant about the disconnect between being and buying your ideals. Continue reading →

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Another moment of clarity

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Tentative Equinox North

See why I will not be investing in a fancy flat screen computer monitor any time soon. Continue reading →

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Caption Contest! A prize and everything…

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Tentative Equinox North

Caption contest! Winner gets a $10 gift card to Starbucks (or Tim Hortons if you’re Canadian — it’s ‘Roll up the Rim to Win’ time) Continue reading →

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Best Tim Hortons Drive-Thru

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Tentative Equinox North

In which I reveal where the best Tim Hortons drive-thru is and wonder what makes it so. Continue reading →

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Either he’s psychic or we’ve been here before.

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Tentative Equinox North

In which I am impressed by my 4-year-old’s memory. Continue reading →

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In search of bravery ham

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Tentative Equinox North

In which our dog decides that she cannot go up the same stairs that she went down. Find out what will override survival instincts in those of the canine persuasion. Continue reading →

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This just out–You can’t ride a vacuum to Heaven. Even a cordless.

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Tentative Equinox North

In which I skewer a vacuum cleaner’s marketing campaign and discover that I might love James Dyson. Continue reading →

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At the table with my skates on

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Tentative Equinox North

I was reminded of the series The Legends of Hockey (kind of like the Baseball series, but with Hockey). I learned a profound lesson from that series. Here it is. One of the legends (I think it was Gordie Howe, … Continue reading →

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