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Tag: women

  • Gender what now?

    Yesterday, Premier Brad Wall announced his new cabinet (full disclosure: up until my mid-20s I thought a “cabinet shuffle” was a really, really lame dance move), a move which was met with literally no excitement. You could have sandwiched this media announcement between “Man Walks Dog” and “Library Fines Stay The Same As They’ve Always Been”…

  • Itsy Bitsy

    I got a call from the doctor’s office today. They wanted to know if I was available to come in for breast reduction surgery tomorrow. I was all, “uh. Like. The day after today?” And they were all, “yis”. And I was all, “I, um. I don’t think so, no.” And they were all, “mkay,…

  • A step to the right, hands on your hips, pull your knees in tight

    This workout combines the best of yoga flexibility, a little bit of cardio, and core strength workouts. You don’t even need to leave your own bedroom. In fact, you probably don’t want to. And unlike other workouts, with this one, you shower first, and it’s done before you even get into your car to head…

  • Two Princes

    I leave the doctor’s office, where I have just been shirtless in front of two men I have never met. I’m feeling a little scared, because in meeting with this doctor, I have basically consented to surgery. Elective surgery, but elective surgery that may change my life and make it possible for me to run,…

  • To Print or Not to Print

    You’ve heard by now that HarperCollins will be publishing a “new” book by Harper Lee, the author of one of my favourite books, To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee, renowned for being reclusive and very protective of her work, may not have made the decision to publish, and that raises some interesting questions. Questions about art…

  • Freedom To Choose

    My friend RJ and I went for lunch together yesterday. I love going for lunch with my friend RJ. In fact, I love doing a lot of things with my friend RJ. And what’s cool is that if it hadn’t been for my friend AJ, I might never have met my friend RJ. So thanks,…