Tag Archives: Attitudes

The Opposite of Familiarity

Posted on 15 February 2015 by Isabel Gibson

This morning I set off on a familiar walk, but with an unfamiliar task: participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count (whose rather loosey goosey rules allow said count to be done anywhere). Two miles in, I had seen the … Continue reading →

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The Poetry of Insomnia

Posted on 04 February 2015 by Isabel Gibson

And now for something mostly different: a mid-week post. As I reconfigure my other website/blog, I am going back through its posts and linking them better to the topic now at hand: advice for doing RFP responses (the better to … Continue reading →

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Not Yet 60

Posted on 02 November 2014 by Isabel Gibson

The mid-afternoon autumnal light slanting across the parking lot warms the day and lifts my heart, an involuntary response to something in the quality of the light. The air has a crispness we don’t get in the heat of summer. … Continue reading →

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But Fear Itself

Posted on 05 October 2014 by Isabel Gibson

Shh-gurgle-shh-gurgle-shh-gurgle-shh. Notwithstanding a certain rhythm, the sound of running water is not music to my ears. Continue reading →

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Life Is

Posted on 28 September 2014 by Isabel Gibson

Life is a bucket brigade: Don’t slop the bucket when it’s your turn. What’s that you say? You’ve never heard that metaphor for life before? You wonder if I made it up? Well, OK. I understand your skepticism. What else? … Continue reading →

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Is That the Best You Can Do?

Posted on 14 September 2014 by Isabel Gibson

Netflix traffic accounted for 34% of North America’s downloads during the busiest hours of the day this year. Drew Fitzgerald, Wall Street Journal, 2014 May 14 Maybe you already knew that Netflix accounts for one-third of internet downloads. But maybe … Continue reading →

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Sayin’ Somethin’ Stupid

Posted on 03 August 2014 by Isabel Gibson

An encounter with a gracious Glaswegian and a comment remembered from a decades-old sexual assault case in Edmonton come together to remind me that I can always choose how I respond, both to silly comments and to egregiously offensive ones. … Continue reading →

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NIMBY

Posted on 27 July 2014 by Isabel Gibson

I’ve had it with sex. No, I mean it. There’s no point in trying to change my mind: I understand its benefits, all right. Continue reading →

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Black is the New Clear

Posted on 13 July 2014 by Isabel Gibson

Like Sally, I just want my tea the way I want it – oh, and the rest of society, too, while we’re at it.   Clear, please. There is a short pause and then a disarmingly frank admission. I’m sorry. … Continue reading →

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