Getting started: Feminism, patriarchy, capitalism, neoliberalism, Marxism and the family in 1,500 words

Getting started: Feminism, patriarchy, capitalism, neoliberalism, Marxism and the family in 1,500 words

I want to talk about the context in which the work exists and from which our work decisions are made.

The quest for a work “thing”: Introduction

The quest for a work “thing”: Introduction

Still looking for the “thing” that will captivate and direct my vocational capacities post-child raising and homeschooling.

A winter ski trip to the woods

A winter ski trip to the woods

A video of solo ski trip in Mont Tremblant National Park In mid-February 2023.

My Philosophy of Education

My Philosophy of Education

I’ve been thinking about this 25 years. Living it for nearly 24 years. Writing through its evolution for 20 years. And finally, in just the last four months I have been crafting it as a publishable document by applying philosophical concepts and frameworks to an analysis and reflection on this quarter century of thought and practice.

Leaving Home & Returning Home

Leaving Home & Returning Home

The house will be done by Christmas of this year. And sometime in spring, 3 years after that initial phone call, we’ll be leaving our home in Montreal to move, quite literally, to my parent’s home.

As I enter 2024

As I enter 2024

New Year 2024 reflections: This time will end. Appreciate its gifts. One day these days will be cherished memories.

How to live after having eaten from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil

How to live after having eaten from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil

This essay explores my personal mental and emotional overwhelm due to the intake and processing of information and knowledge and the ongoing disruptions and changes to our society and culture. Ultimately, I’m seeking to discover how I’m supposed to live open-hearted and open-minded while being committed to intellectual expansion. The ache, the grief, the worry, the fear, and the disorientation that comes with knowledge and change are hard to manage and/or release.