Category Archives: Observatory

Celebrity Sightings

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

I think I saw this guy at the Public Market on Thursday:   It was weird, because I looked at him and immediately thought, “Ohmigod, it’s him!” but then re-thought that, “No it isn’t.” Because he didn’t look like his pictures … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Moment

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

A young man in his twenties cycles in the mist and threatening rain, adhering to no known traffic laws. His hair is longish and unruly in the fashion of the mid-twenties man, which I can see because he wears no helmet. He has … Continue reading →

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Introducing the lead singer of the next great band: The Talking Punkins

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

I had an appointment with a nutritionist at my naturopath’s office yesterday. I took Griffin (four and a third years old) with me. He was sure he wouldn’t need his little bag of cars to entertain himself. Big mistake. I should have … Continue reading →

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Fast ForWord: Changes — II

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

Prompted by a comment from Melanie and quite literally, the hundreds of people that have reached my site using Fast ForWord as their search string, I thought it might just be time to elaborate on the changes I’ve seen in … Continue reading →

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Pass it on–10 Positive Things About This Week

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

Well my friends, it’s been a week.  So, rather than curl up in my bed, I am taking a cue from Mahoney Musings and accentuating the positive: My Top 10 Positives about this week: A learning disabled daughter that received … Continue reading →

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Goals? Where? RUN!

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

So, of course it makes sense that I should declare my intent to write prolifically and then fail to post anything for nearly a week. Because that’s what I do. I set myself a goal and then run pell mell in the … Continue reading →

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We think so you don’t have to

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

I have been so irritated by these ongoing series of London Drugs commercials that I feel I must say something. First, to get you all up to speed, one of the offending commercials:     To be fair to the … Continue reading →

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Over-used Words are Devastated by Tragic Turn of Events

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

There was a news piece a few weeks ago that got me to thinking. The news piece in brief: A puppy was shot by a hunter. The hunter turned himself in, but claims it was accidental. Whenever this story came up on the … Continue reading →

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Polite Technology–Only In Canada You Say?

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

I noticed that the gas pumps are more polite up here. This is what I overheard while waiting for my half-caff Americano at the coffee counter the other day; two people discussing some of the differences they’ve noticed in Canada. Could that … Continue reading →

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Garden Mums

Posted on October 4, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

Drove by a sign that read: Garden mums now in stock The 10-year-old son asks me, Mom, what’s a ‘mum’? It’s short for chrysanthemum. It’s a flower. The word sometimes gets shortened to ‘mum’. Ooohhhh. (pause) I thought it was like a … Continue reading →

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