Monthly Archives: March 2018

Cathy’s comment on my last post was right on, we need to teach kids how to think and do things, not just pass tests. That reminds me of Kaitlin coming home, from 5th grade when she was 10, as I … Continue reading →

We’ve all probably read articles saying kids are too sheltered and protected these days, so I think it’s encouraging that some educators in Britain are trying to do something about it. Out went the plastic playhouses and in came the … Continue reading →

My first reaction to this cartoon yesterday, while I was doing laundry and working on income tax, was feeling glad I didn’t have to travel to Europe, that I could just enjoy my day here. Having been there in the … Continue reading →

In a move that can only be described as utterly Canadian, hundreds of doctors in Quebec are protesting their pay raises, saying they already make too much money. As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 700 physicians, residents and medical students … Continue reading →

The headline for an express.co.uk article was Hate exercise? There’s a pill for that: Scientists invent drug that REPLACES working out Yeah, sure. Inside the article it says, It might be used as a substitute for exercise in the elderly, … Continue reading →

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Rummuser’s post about traffic reminds me of how lucky I am to live in a place where there is little traffic. Because of my eyes for years I have driven only around town, and even then when the traffic is … Continue reading →

In his latest post Rummuser talks about how he was almost run over by a car while standing on the pavement. A motorcyclist had swerved to avoid hitting a pedestrian running across the road, and the car missing Rummuser had … Continue reading →

Life is mostly froth and bubble Two things stand like stone. Kindness in another’s trouble, Courage in your own. —Adam Lindsay Gordon That’s a poem from the book Tools of the Trade: Poems for Young Doctors, which is given to … Continue reading →