Category Archives: experience

How Vacations are Like Childbirth

The laundry is done, the photos are uploaded and the kids are back in school. We have officially returned from our trip to Western Canada. In a word: stunningly magnificent. Okay – that was two words. But this corner of … Continue reading

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Need a Job? Need Not Apply.

Hers: According to the NY Times, hundreds of employers across this country are not only discriminating against the unemployed, but advertising it in their job listings. They are only considering job candidates who are currently employed. Really? Please pass the … Continue reading

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Oh. My. God.

Hers:The perks of Dave’s job have kicked in and we took the boys to see Wintuk by Cirque du Soleil, for free. (‘Free’ being relative, of course. $35 for parking, $6 for a snow cone, $12 for a single bag … Continue reading

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