Month: December 2015

Dear Mr Trudeau, Pt. 11 and the rest.

The rest… all the letters are sent now. 54. Dear Mr Trudeau, Since Canada is a democracy, you can’t make all decisions completely on your own. If you’d like, please send me the names of other members of the government who I should write to and ask...
Read a fucking book or something

Read a fucking book or something

I get exasperated with my friends sometimes, when they complain about problems that I know the solution to, since I’ve read it in a book, implemented it in my life, and no longer have that problem. My usual, eye-rolling response is “read a fuckin’...
2015: The year I behaved.

2015: The year I behaved.

Saying goodbye to 2015… the year I did everything I was supposed to do. I got fit. My research told me that the most efficient way to stay strong and healthy, prevent injury and increase energy is weightlifting. So I did that. It worked. My energy level is...
Dear Mr Trudeau, pt. 10

Dear Mr Trudeau, pt. 10

53. Dear Mr Trudeau, I see in this article in the Times Colonist, entitled “Syrian Refugee Plan Defies Price Tag: Maccallum” (http://www.timescolonist.com/syrian-refugee-plan-defies-price-tag-mccallum-1.2107416), that some people are worried about how much...
Dear Mr. Trudeau, Pt. 9

Dear Mr. Trudeau, Pt. 9

42. Dear Mr Trudeau, Churches in Canada get lots of tax breaks because they provide social services that the government is unable to provide – counselling, spiritual care, hot meals, shelters, community. This is fair, but they really do get quite a lot tax...