What does Halloween mean to you? The costumes? Pumpkin carving? Fireworks? All that’s fine and dandy, but what really gets me jazzed about Halloween is looting the kids trick or treat bags for their Rockets! When they were young, they knew the routine; everything else was theirs to keep…but I got the Rockets. For US [...]
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I have a stalker and I know who he is. Steve Madden. Y’see, I was killing time on the computer the other day when a Steve Madden shoes advert appeared in my sidebar somewhere. Because I’m the curious type, I decided to click on and check out ol’ Steve’s online store prices…you know, see how [...]
This is the story of Carly, a young teenager with severe autism and who was thought to be mentally challenged, as well. Trapped in a body she can’t control, unable to speak, Carly finally found a way to let the world know who she is and what she thinks. It’s hard to imagine not being [...]
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On my Sunday walk in the beautiful watershed, I asked my girlfriend what she could tell me about the whole Occupy Vancouver situation. I just don’t get it. I sorta understand what the protesters in New York’s Occupy Wall Street are trying to say, but can’t see how that translates to here. This morning’s News1130 [...]
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It’s pretty bad when you find yourself on random craft websites after googling ‘turkey’ in an attempt to find something, anything, to write about. Today is the day some Canadians, me included, celebrate Thanksgiving. I have a huge dinner to prepare and, though I’ve done about 50 of these bird-centric feasts (if you include Christmas), [...]
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Hopefully you don’t have issues with birds and this image hasn’t made you click off Tara Cronica faster than a preteen caught sneaking a peek at internet porn. I do have a girlfriend who might be weirded out by this piece of art, so if she’s unsettled, I apologize! Yes, it’s a bit creepy in [...]
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Someone once said they needed to watch this once a month to remember we are not the only animals on this planet that have feelings. I saw this several years ago and it still makes me smile and wish I had an elephant or two of my own to look after.
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Dogs are not my thing. I’ve loved a couple of little furballs in my life and can see how they can be really cute and fun at times, but on the whole would rather not have them around peeing on my carpets, sniffing up my skirt and getting their big slobber jaws on my jeans. [...]
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So, Tracy’s kids went back to school last week and she’s surprised, once again, she managed to get through the summer without putting one, or both, up for sale on Craigslist. No, I’m not judging. I can relate. Mine are much older but I still participated in that collective sigh made round the world once [...]
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The true story of a group of FDNY firefighters from Ladder 6 company, who miraculously survived the World Trade Center collapse because they stopped to help Josephine Harris, an elderly woman who was trapped on the staircase on September 11, 2001. A hero is a man who is afraid to run away. – English Proverb [...]
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Only 5 days left to get everything ready for the start of the Longest Game 4 CF! I’ve been busy contacting some of my favourite artists and asking them if they’d like to participate in a small show to take place during the Longest Game hockey event benefiting Cystic Fibrosis. My intention was to highlight [...]
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“Reddy for a Cure” Campaign was kicked off in May of 2010 in memory of Eva Markvoort who passed away in late March of that year. Eva made local and national news starring in an award-winning documentary 65_RedRoses. The story follows Eva and the people who have touched her most, as she waits for a [...]
Tags: Cystic Fibrosis·Cystic Fibrosis Foundation·Eva Markvoort·Longest Game 4 CF·lung transplant·Reddy For A Cure·RedRoses
Welcome Tara Cronica readers! For those of you who can’t check in with us as often as you’d like to, we do offer a Monthly Newsletter. Below is an example of what you will receive each month. In it you’ll find extras that aren’t always included on our site ~ stuff that we thought was [...]
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By Hephzibah Anderson Sunday April 17 2011 The Observer http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/apr/17/hephzibah-anderson-fomo-new-acronym Never heard of Fomo? You’re so missing out! It’s a new acronym for a new syndrome and it’s all the fault of, yes, new technology. It begins with a pang of envy. Next comes the anxiety, the self-doubt, the gnawing sense of inadequacy. Finally, those [...]
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Have you ever jumped for joy? Do you think humans are the only animals capable of expressing this emotion? The joy this humpback whale expresses after being freed from fishing netting is incredible. Joy and gratitude? You decide. Makes you wonder what else they’re feeling…
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I’m about to cry. I’ve been sitting here for about 45 minutes trying to come up with something I think is worth reading. Something I think is worth writing. Isn’t that what a blog is supposed to be, after all; one person’s take on life or events, preferably done in an interesting fashion, making one [...]
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I liked Bonnie’s smile TED talk so much I decided to keep it up for another few days : ) Plus, my internet has been down and I really needed that smile video last night. Keep smiling, peeps,
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How do you do it, Tracy and Bonnie? You guys never seem to run out of things to talk about! I, on the other hand, am feeling like my life is pretty average right now and I have no idea where to go with that. I need more sleep. I need a topic I can [...]
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Stage 9 of the Tour de France today. Last week so many of you were up late or early or whatever in order to get our fill of Wimbledon while I went about my regular daily routine, oblivious to the drama going on over the pond. Now’s my turn to adjust my life to fit [...]
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I’ve been working on this mixed media piece for quite sometime now….well, in truth it’s been up on my wall untouched for many months as I didn’t know where to go with it. I had some friends over last week and one, an artist whose own work inspired me to try this one, asked me [...]
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