Originally Published: February 27th, 2025 2026 If I could be anyone for a day, I would be Ocean Ramsey. I would swim with the animal I fear most – Great White Sharks – thanks to the movie Jaws that traumatized a generation of people to be afraid of them, while stigmatizing these apex predators as…
Most Ambitions DIY Project: Penny Lane
Originally Published: February 26th, 2025 2026 A year later and a lot has changed with Penny Lane. We are into the interior phase. Michael is almost finished painting the upstairs living area. Next will be flooring then kitchen/bathroom counters. The bathroom is almost finished. The toilet is installed and working. The windows leak, because the…
I Would Ban The Word: Hatred
Originally Published: February 25, 2025 2026 If I could permanently ban a word from general usage it would be: hatred. Hatred is a noun that represents a deep enduring emotion of dislike itself. Therefore, I would ban the word and action it represents. According to Google’s CoPilot AI Search, Hatred is: Refers to an intense,…
Biggest Challenge: Moving Into Our Dome
February 24th, 2025 2026 The biggest challenge over the next six months will be moving into our dome. It has taken 7 years of temporary living arrangements, with the majority of our belongings still in storage, to finally move into the upstairs living studio of Michael’s dome creation. The main floor will not be completed,…
Advice For My Teenage Self: Get A Good Therapist & Practice Buddhist Teachings
Originally Published: February 23rd, 2025 2026 What advice would I give my teenage self? The same advice I gave in 2025: Get a good therapist, and remain in therapy to learn how to be successful in the world. In 2026, I will add: Dive into Buddhism. Start meditation and practice mindfulness to bring inner peace…
What Do I Find Boring?
Originally Published: February 22nd, 2025 2025 What do I find boring? What is uninteresting to me? S, 🌻 2025 What Bores Me? I guess people, places and things I am not interested in. That said… I am never bored when I am at peace with myself. This sense of calm overrides all. S, 🌻
Millwood High School’s Netukulimk Class: Celebrating Apuknajit
Netukulimk Class Millwood High School’s Science Teacher, Jenny Carroll created this class with the wisdom of the Mi’kmaq Elders. This science class is Two-Eyed Seeing – Etuaptmumk; honouring both Mi’kmaq and colonial ways of knowing. Apuknajit Tobacco Offering In honour of Apuknajit, Jenny Carroll’s Grade 12 Netukulimk Class took a walk outside to place offerings…
My Favourite Drink Is Coffee!
Originally Published: February 21st, 2025 I love my morning coffee! That first sip! That, “Ahhhhh….”. However, this love affair is not reciprocal. Any more than one coffee a day, on a regular basis – my stomach starts to hurt and bloat. Alas, our relationship has strict boundaries. I can live with that! S, ☕️