The Shame of the Fridge
Dear Jessica Brennan I have been noticing recently that some everyday tasks that should be almost automatic carry with them a certain amount of shame. I realized this most recently …
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Spinning Plates and Laundry Trees
Dear Jessica Brennan, Last Monday night I went to see the Shanghai Acrobats with my friend Isobel. Â It was so cool that when we left Budweiser Gardens I told Isobel …
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Back before disclaimers, we just talked without fear….
Dear Jessica Brennan, Recently I tried to have a cup of tea with my friend Sally. The emails went like this: ME: Hi Sally, would you like to get a …
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An “Idiot” (aka Philosopher) At Home
Dear Jessica Brennan, I think it is time we gave a nod to our friend Dave. People like Dave don’t come along in life twice so if you meet someone …
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One way to heal the planet
Dear Jessica Brennan, Last week I was stopped in traffic at Dundas and Wellington. The road was under construction so it was taking a few lights longer than usual to …
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Homelessness
Dear Jessica Brennan, I have been at the National Conference on Ending Homelessness this week. Very heavy stuff. I can’t write about it all because it is so much, but …
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Time Flies
Dear Jessica Brennan, Our friend Rique got this reminder on Monday telling her that today is my birthday. It said: Sharon Brennan is turning age 82 Friday, October 28 Wow time …
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We should all be ashamed of ourselves
Dear Jessica Brennan, We should all be ashamed of ourselves. Regardless of what side of the Hillary and Donald fence we land on, we all need to do better than …
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Guest contributor: Dad (Draw your own conclusions)
Dear Jessica Brennan, Sometimes I worry that I will run out of things to write to you about, like this week was quite tough with everything else that is going …
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I thought I should, because I could
Dear Jessica Brennan, Wednesday I had the privilege of attending an event put on by The Memory Project – “The Memory Project is a nationwide bilingual project that connects Veterans and …
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