Tag Archives: philosophy

Dear 2011,

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Tentative Equinox North

I’ve been waiting for you. Wait, I’m being a little creepy aren’t I? I mean we just met and all and here I am heaping all these expectations on you–hoping, dreaming, believing, YEARNING for you to be THE ONE. You … Continue reading →

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The Danger of the Single Story

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Tentative Equinox North

This is an engaging and insightful talk from Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie. I recently spoke at a university where a student told me that it was such a shame that Nigerian men were physical abusers like the father character in my … Continue reading →

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May your Solstice be Dark

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Tentative Equinox North

Welcome to the Winter Solstice. The sun, such as it is, here in Vancouver rose at 8:05 AM and will set at 4:17 PM. Just over 8 hours of wet grey and then 12 hours of wet black. That’s a lot of … Continue reading →

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The Magic of Showing Up

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Tentative Equinox North

If you take a look at my archives (don’t you do that on a regular basis?) you will note that there is a big drop off in my posting frequency starting in June. I mean 6 entries in August? 3 … Continue reading →

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If Life is a Highway, it’s Time to Lower the Speed Limit.

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Tentative Equinox North

It’s been a very strange few weeks. Kindergarten orientation one week, high school orientation the next, the end of school, grade 7 graduation, the solstice, Father’s Day, the 4 and 11/12ths year old became a five-year-old. The middle child had … Continue reading →

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I’ve Been Hosed

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Tentative Equinox North

In which Shoppers Drug Mart screws me over with their new house brand overpackaged pantyhose. Continue reading →

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Benjamin Zander on TED

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Tentative Equinox North

I am very excited today, because WordPress will now let us embed TED talks into posts. Let the trumpets sound, or at least some inspirational, insightful and entertaining lectures. Benjamin Zander is the co-author of The Art of Possibility, one … Continue reading →

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Bzzz. Smash! Bzzz. Ouch! Bzzz. Wap!

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Tentative Equinox North

Do you ever have days where you feel like a bumblebee caught on one side of glass, banging yourself continuously in an effort to get through this invisible force field, when there’s a crack in the window just a foot … Continue reading →

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Stages of Creativity

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Tentative Equinox North

I found this on the internets and although it’s focus is photography, something I’ve never wanted or tried to be really good at, you could pretty much substitute any of the creative forms and it would be true: acting, writing, directing, … Continue reading →

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World Theatre Day Message 2009

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Tentative Equinox North

International World Theatre Day Message by Augusto Boal. (Also plans for the weekend.) Continue reading →

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