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Cartoons turn anxiety around
Local psychologist Christine Korol has found a unique way to deal with her own anxieties – drawing wacky cartoons about the way we think. Are you a worrier? Korol herself is, and after many years of...
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Why do I have to label all these pencils?
Leanne Shirtliffe admits that she drinks wine while staying up until 3 a.m. to label her kids’ new school supplies. And when she realizes she forgot to buy “the required two containers of disinfectant...
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Is it good to LOL at work?
That’s the question posed by a new survey from Accountemps. In fact, 73 per cent of chief financial officers interviewed said an employee’s sense of humour is important for fitting into the company’s...
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Shakespeare on the Alberta election
April 23rd is not only is the day of Alberta’s provincial election, but it also marks the 396th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. Not surprisingly, Shakespeare didn’t write much about...
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How Homer Simpson would vote in the Alberta election
CBC has unleashed its Vote Compass for the 2012 Alberta Election. Vote Compass is an online survey of 30 questions that attempts to align your political views with party platforms. Think of it as a...
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An Interview on the Alberta Election…with a Robot
With the Alberta Election in full swing, many experts throw their opinions around like a farmer pitching bales of hay in harvest. So, for a unique angle, I interviewed a robot, also known as Cleverbot....
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Vulcan…or Wildrose Party?
Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith recently found herself in Vulcan, Alberta and attempted to greet local supporters with the “Live long and prosper” sign. ~ The logical question arising from this photo is...
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Song titles that describe the Alberta election
Looking back on the first few weeks of the Alberta Election campaign, I thought it would be fun to represent the performance of each political party with a well known song. As much as I tried, though,...
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Brian Posehn, Mike MacDonald appearing at this year's YYComedy Festival
Although it’s now in its third year, the YYComedy Fest is offering plenty of firsts in this year’s lineup. Brian Posehn (Mr. Show, The Sarah Silverman Show), up-and-comer DeAnne Smith and CBC Radio’s...
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Jennifer Allford: Sorry, no “best wishes” for you this year
One otherwise pleasant afternoon when my kids were young teenagers, they collapsed in fits of giggles when I asked what “mad props” meant. They were laughing so hard they couldn’t sputter out an answer...
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Tips on how to keep from freaking out in this time of oil-induced stress
In summer 1939, the British Ministry of Information chose the saying “Keep calm and carry on” over “Keep calm. Don’t panic” (among others) and printed a couple of million red and white posters. They...
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Allford: The lost art of reading in the age of endless information
Before I even rolled out of bed the other morning, I read a heartbreaking story about a British woman whose husband drowned saving their son, a fun little piece about camping in an Airstream in Italy...
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An 89-year-old offers some witty insight into life at a seniors home
Life in a Calgary seniors residence can take a little getting used to. One recent arrival finds it helps to have a bit of a sense of humour about life’s transitions. By Douglas Walker. Illustrations by...
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Jennifer Allford: Greatest hits from some inspiring speakers
The newsprint has yellowed and there’s a water mark on the obituary that I ripped out of the paper and stuck to the fridge with a little red heart magnet. “Sara Eaton died on her feet in her tai chi...
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Jennifer Allford: The next stop for our well-travelled T’s
I don’t know what to do with my Scooby Doo T-shirt. I had forgotten all about it until I found it at the bottom of a pile of neatly folded clothes in the basement. And, while it’s old, Shaggy and the...
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Jennifer Allford: Did video kill more than the radio star?
I sang along to Tom Petty’s Refugee on my phone the other day. I hauled up the video on You Tube and just belted it out. The rock legend wrote the lyrics in about ten minutes back in 1979. He and the...
View ArticleAllford: Laugh, cry or punch a wall? Humour makes life's stresses more palatable
We do live in interesting times, don’t we? They’re so interesting I deleted Twitter off my phone. It wasn’t to save hours scrolling through tiny heads yelling at each other (I try to follow both sides...
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