Okay, now I get it. I used Uber and taxis on a recent trip to Ottawa and the sharing economy won out over the legacy economy in a cakewalk. Here’s my first time using Uber:
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Seen In Calgary #40: Finally There’s A Rainbow Crosswalk in Calgary
Calgary has a rainbow crosswalk to celebrate pride. It’s right across from City Hall, and it’s a beautiful colorful reminder to love all and not discriminate.
If You Support Gay Marriage, You Support Polygamy
A funny thing happened as I was defending my support of gay marriage to a friend.. I found ou tI support polygamy too. Seriously. Look at the arguments.
How I Voted In Alberta’s 2015 Election
Here’s a rundown of my decision making for how I voted in the 2015 Alberta Election. I present it to inspire you to find your own reasons to vote and choose.
Why I’m Done With Public Education. For Now.
I’m done with public education in Calgary. After watching for a year as it failed my kids, I won’t give it a second chance. I’m putting my kids in private school where they will be nurtured and supported instead of strangled with red tape. CLICK THE IMAGE TO SEE THE STORY
Why I Became A Member Of The Conservative Party Of Canada
I am now a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. My sister will likely disown me. My best friend will likely hug me. I had to do it to try and change what is happening in my neighborhood for my kids.
Why #ABFlood Fundraising Should Be Donated To The Government, Not The Red Cross
Image via Stephen Harper [twitter]What an outpouring of community support Calgary has seen in the days since the Calgary Flood. Communities, colleagues, friends, and strangers have pitched in with an epic effort to clean things…
Zeitgeist Dismisses Religion As Nothing More Than Sun Worship
[twitter]If you believe in god, if you go to church, if you pray, you are not worshipping a bearded saviour – you are honouring the sun. Yes, the sun. The bright star in the sky….
Pinkwashing Breast Cancer Every October
This post was originally published at The Yummy Mummy Club October 6, 2011 [twitter]I was planning on writing a post about how the breast cancer movement has become over commercialized. Pink is persistent in the…
Obama Confirms The Earth Is Round
[twitter]There are times when conventional wisdom of a society changes. 1500 years before Columbus and Magellan, the Greeks had done calculations proving the Earth was a sphere. In fact, they had correctly estimated the circumference…
Wildrose Country Is Not My Country
[twitter]The slogan on the back of every license plate in Alberta is “Wild Rose Country”. The wild rose is the provincial flower of Alberta, and usually starts to bloom in late May. However, during our…
Why Dont More People Vote In America?
[twitter]We are in the middle of an American Election Season that seems to have been going on for months. It’s February, there’s still 9 months until “the real election”, and yet debates, primaries, caucuses and…
Take The Christ Out Of Christmas
Christmas has moved beyond religion. It is now a secular holiday, not a religious one and the removal of religion from the celebration makes it more accessible to more people.
Toronto: Onterrible or Onterriffic?
Let’s get one thing straight: Canada hates Toronto because we’re jealous.
Justin Bieber is Bald
Lance Armstrong used drugs. Justin Bieber is bald. The trauma of hearing the news was like a tween discovering the hair of her hero was fake.