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Quit being the knowledgeable Garoo
Quit being the knowledgeable Garoo

The autocorrect made it "quite being the knowledgeable garoo", and it was VERY hard to decide whether or not to change it...

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Why I will not #deletefacebook
Why I will not #deletefacebook

Cambridge evilitica changes nothing.  Not really.

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The Pink Pants Principle
The Pink Pants Principle

When we ask questions to get to know one another, there's a piece we often miss.

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You are not a thing
You are not a thing

I KNEW those socks would lead to divorce.

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When you can't stop Facebook scrolling...
When you can't stop Facebook scrolling...

What I'd thought of as a vice was actually a precious source of information.

And the solution, when it came, was the exact opposite of the strategy I’d been using.

 

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Well.  Now I know the story of Chapter Two(s)
Well. Now I know the story of Chapter Two(s)

Five years ago, after the most painful vote I've ever watched in my life (ahem, pre-Trump), I wrote the post below.  

Tonight, Dr. Ryan Meili is the new leader of the provincial NDP.  Which is, turns out, only one of the Very Good Chapter Twos in the stories begun from the loss of that vote five years ago.

So many good stories start with a loss.  So many.

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The terrible price of gun fear
The terrible price of gun fear

Don't let anybody tell you that you have to chirp "Happy Hunger Games" and just accept these deaths as the price of peace.

No parent should ever kiss their child good bye in the morning, hoping the odds will be in their favour.

#neveragain

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A hard announcement
A hard announcement

Our family is changing.

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It is easier to apologize than it is to listen.
It is easier to apologize than it is to listen.

The lessons of the Colten Boushie trial are about a lot more than getting angry at Gerald Stanley, or the jury, or the RCMP... there were a lot of things done that were wrong, but the solutions will have to be bigger than getting angry at any one group of people.

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I'm-a-liver-you're-a-kidney
I'm-a-liver-you're-a-kidney

Me <long ago>:  Explain to me how it works to solve conflict between two people by bringing in, uh, one or two other…

Salaash:  It's not one or two others, it's half the village.

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A Maasai Warrior CANNOT JUST "GIVE UP" HIS COW.
A Maasai Warrior CANNOT JUST "GIVE UP" HIS COW.

When Maasai men come of age, there are many rituals involving burning and cutting and killing a lion to prove their bravery.  Inter-tribal conflicts are a part of this process, too—kind of structured raids to steal cows.  Salaash participated in all of this, and has firsthand knowledge.  When I question him about it, he sums it up by shaking his head and saying “We were such idiots.  I am so glad my mother never found out”.  

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Adventures with the Maasai...
Adventures with the Maasai...

 “If you are afraid of them they will bite you really, really hard” just might be THE LEAST HELPFUL ANTI-ANXIETY ADVICE IN THE HISTORY OF TIME.

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Festering of the vocabulary and swelling of the dialogue...
Festering of the vocabulary and swelling of the dialogue...

A favourite story of mine, from when I was in Seminary...

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Safari adventures and my opinion on warthogs and/or arbitrary social norms.
Safari adventures and my opinion on warthogs and/or arbitrary social norms.

I GOT ACCESS TO THE INTERNET SO HERE IS A REAL POST NOT A BEST-OF!

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The Beautiful Mess of Things That Cannot Be Unloved
The Beautiful Mess of Things That Cannot Be Unloved

For those of you who are new readers, who might be confused when I refer to "my husband's wife"... this is the back story.

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