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Category Archives: Life stories
50 years on: what’s the same and what’s different about computers and technology?
Recently, I wrote a post about what’s the same and what’s different about heading off to university 50 years ago versus now. The 50th anniversary of having graduated from McGill had been the catalyst for this thought process. Shortly after … Continue reading →
Posted in Life stories, Odds and Ends
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Tagged 50 years ago, careers, change, computers, computing history, history, IT, mainframes, punch cards, technological revolution, technology
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Thanksgiving, refugees, and revisionist history
First of all, writing about Thanksgiving in early October rather than late November may seem strange to those of you not in the know. Thanksgiving is a national holiday in Canada, and is held on the second Monday of every … Continue reading →
Posted in Life stories, Odds and Ends
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Tagged Canada, Fall, history, indigenous people, Syrian refugee, thankful, Thanksgiving, U.S.
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8 Comments
50 years on: what’s the same and what’s different when going off to university
This is a year of anniversaries for me. Fifty years since I graduated from university. Fifty years since we were married. It seems like yesterday, but at the same time it’s got me thinking about what’s the same and what’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Life stories
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Tagged college, curfews, first-year students, freshmen, history, new students, reminiscences, reminiscing, students, technology, university
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JFK and my mom both would have turned 100 this week: how much has changed, how much has not
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born 100 years ago this Monday and my mother, Clare Wood Currie, was born 100 years ago this coming Sunday. When JFK was assassinated in 1963 – the shot that stunned a country and most of … Continue reading →
Posted in Life stories, Women
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Tagged 100 years old, 1963, ageing, aging, family, gender equality, history, inspiration, JFK, leaders, legacies, leisure, mothers, nature of work, parents, politics, technology, women, women's lib, work
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On Mother’s Day, life lessons from my mother-in-law
Mother’s Day, 2017. Considering that I had more time with my mother-in-law (38 years) than with my Mom (28 years, until her untimely death), it seems fitting that, along with my own mother, I think of our family’s Mum/Grandma/Great Grandma … Continue reading →
Posted in Life stories, Women
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Tagged aging, family, inspiration, Mother's Day, mother-in-law, women
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Living your dash, remembering to take stock
Last week was a sad and sobering one for me. Two people whose lives had intersected with mine in very different ways passed away in the same week. The reality is that death is part of life, and at my … Continue reading →
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Tagged death, inspiration, kindness, leadership, life, living the dash, mentoring
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Let’s think of snow and cold as stress relievers
In a bid to take a break from the anguish of the world according to Trump, I’m switching my focus to reflecting on the simple joys of winter. We’re lucky this year; there’s lots of it to make us feel … Continue reading →
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Tagged cold, joy, not about Trump, peacefulness, snow, weather, winter
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