My mum was in town, and we took the opportunity to go over all sorts of things: her new house; my studies; family; hobbies; gender. On the latter item, I gave her the okay to tell anyone as she sees fit. Did I mention that my Mum lives in Kelowna? Kelowna: between the ridings of the Honorable Stockwell Day and Darrell Stinson, and per-capita church ( Read more... )

It occurs to me that social subtlety is a lot like stairs. Both can be elegant and speak of rich histories or at least familiarity. On the other hand, they are inacessible to some of the populace all of the time and more of the populace some of the time, while being an inconvenience in some crippled or impaired states and a cause of accidents. Both ( Read more... )