Nova Scotia, Canada
I do like a good radio documentary. I have even been known to email the producer if I can find their email and tell them how much I enjoyed their doc when I find a good one. Two recent gems: Voice notes from the past Voice notes on vinyl records? It used to be all Continue reading Radio Docs
What a winter it has been. Not only have we had a particularly snowy season so far (often on Mondays) but I have also been horrified watching the United States further descend towards a totalitarian and, in many ways, fascist regime. There have been many moments when I have had to step away from the Continue reading Winter 25/26
In August the Canadian Cancer Society are doing a Hike for Cancer which is a minimum 30km hike. I probably walk that every week, so I have put my name in to raise a few dollars to help with research. I can now call myself a cancer survivor which feels very odd but it means Continue reading Hike for Cancer
Today we hiked the Mi kmawey Debert Interpretive Trail. 4.5km mainly through the trees, up and down the former glacial valley at the foot of the Cobequid Mountains. Picture an ice-age landscape with mastodons, caribou, and giant beavers wandering over the tundra that covered Mi’kma’ki more than 11,000 years ago. Imagine communities of people who lived Continue reading Canada Day hike
After the news that former US President Joe Biden has an aggressive form of prostate cancer, I would encourage all men over 50 (over 45 if black or with a family history) to get their PSA tested. Trans women should also be tested. PSA or Prostate Specific Antigen test is a simple blood test which Continue reading Men: get your PSA tested
When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer, I joined the Prostate Cancer Patient Empowerment Program or PC-PEP. There is a lot to deal with when you get a cancer diagnosis and I really benefitted from being part of the this program. The program works on exercise, diet, connection, stress reduction and mindfulness with daily Continue reading PC-PEP Podcast
With the disgusting comments about Canada from the US President plus a general dissatisfaction with the behaviour of the large tech companies in the states I have decided to continue my efforts to move away from these services. Google, Meta and a number of others have decided to side with extreme right wing regime and Continue reading DeGoogle my life
Cute video inspired by the coming together of Canadians with the threat from the U.S. Being Canadian is pretty cool when we share our values of inclusivity and multiculturalism.
What a truly strange weekend. I guess everything is strange since that man won the U.S. election. It is worse than we feared with diversity programs being blamed for a plane crash, attacks made against trans people and revenge being sought against people doing their jobs. And this weekend (in week 2 of the administration Continue reading U.S. imposes tariffs
It used to be called social networking, then social media, then a billionaire bought Twitter and it went further downhill from there. Now Facebook has ditched any pretence at upholding what is true and gone full-on MAGA with Trump supporters appointed to the board. I will leave others to document the decline of the main Continue reading Social media is dead