A post from Vago Damitio came across my Google+ stream yesterday. He's been living in Morocco and has recently return to the States. He had this to say: Well, I see that the healthcare sucks, that public transportation outside of…
Author: Gwynne Monahan
Last night, I went to the Canucks #Austism Network volunteer orientation. I heard about them, actually saw one of its vans, at a street fair in Kits last summer. For those of you who don't know, my nephew and Godson,…
The Company sends a rep to an insurance talk every year. The insurance company, TAG, has been with The Company since its inception and from what I understand, it has been a really good relationship. Can't object to good relationships…
It looks like either super wet sand, or wet concrete mix before it’s “cooked.” When ready to eat, it tastes like sesame. What is it?
I’m listening to the NBC News live coverage of the FBI #BostonMarathon bombing press conference. They’ve released video footage as well as video, and since Monday, have been asking the public to send in any images or video of the…
Last night, my roommates and myself took a trip to the States to go grocery shopping. The price difference is rather ridiculous. You cannot purchase 32oz of Gatorade in Vancouver for a dollar. You can’t purchase anything in Vancouver for…
As predicted at #ABATECHSHOW this year, Canadians asked why I left such a great city, and Americans asked how I’m enjoying Vancouver. Last year I sorely missed Chicago. Being back was heart wrenching. All that I was leaving behind smacked…
Language has always fascinated me. It’s structure, how people employ and manipulate it, and use it to manipulate others. It seems we stop paying attention to certain phrases and references, we hear them so often. It occurred to me that…
Last year, on Easter Sunday, I was on a plane flying back to #vancouver. Taxes paid. Last bit of stuff sold or donated. The physical aspect of the move was done. I physically left all that was familiar behind. By…
It’s just dirty snow, which is what happens in Chicago after it has fallen but not yet melted. There are patches of clean snow still, and of course it is still cold. It’s still March! And the kind of weather…