The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with David Story (he/him), a Faculty of Humanities Major with a Minor in Philosophy from Toronto, Ontario. On a personal note, David let us know that he is “a professional musician and educator.” He continued, “Previously, I spent 4 decades in the entertainment industry as a… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »
Artist: Bailen Album: Tired Hearts Alternative/indie band, Bailen, has released their new album Tired Hearts. The album is available for streaming anywhere you get your music. Bailen consists of fraternal twins Daniel and David Bailen, as well as their younger sister Julia Bailen. The band has recently started an initiative called Family Therapy, offering their… Read more »
Dear Barb: I am a guy in my early thirties. My girlfriend and I had been living together for eight years until I ended it six months ago. The problem is I did not want to end it, I just got angry and said it was over and that I was moving out. A week… Read more »
Last night the one and only leader’s debate was held for the main contenders for the Alberta election, and the winner was the media. I don’t think there’s anybody else who could be said to have gained significantly from the entire affair, not the parties, not the leaders, and certainly not the viewers watching. Normally… Read more »
When I was growing up in the late 60s and early 70s, we had a particular name for the holiday Monday in May. We did not call it Victoria Day (although that was its official name), nor did we call it May Two-Four, like we often do now. We called it Firecracker Day. At that… Read more »
How often does a baseball story play out like the speech Christopher Walken’s gave as Mike in the 2002 film Poolhall Junkies, where he talks about nature documentaries and lions, and how a bunch of jackals and hyenas decide to attack a lion that they perceive to be weak, before the lion munches them all… Read more »
Can you think of an important task you know you should be completing but you’re just not getting around to it? Maybe it’s an assignment, or some cleaning and organizing, or your workout. You want to do it, really, you do. Particular goals or dreams may even be tied to this task. You want that… Read more »
Just now, the present seems like a gift that I would dearly love to return to its place of purchase for a full refund. Firstly, there is the ongoing apocalyptic layer cake of war, famine, plague, fire, flood, and Trump. On a smaller, though no less depressing, scale, smug grocery tycoons are wetting themselves laughing… Read more »
I believe the “empathetic relationship” is what creates for a growth climate, the bettering of communication, a respect and interest for others, and it teaches children how to handle conflict and relationships in adulthood. Some children, however, will never be able to get that empathetic connection at home and that should be of great concern… Read more »
Fitness is a blast. It’s more fun than traveling to Hawaii. That is unless your hotel is by the 24-hour gym in Honolulu. Now, that’s exciting! And fitness is more fun than dining out, cruises or discovering a lost continent. That is unless these activities are accompanied by fitness, such as hikes through ruins, dancing… Read more »
When we think of pickled cabbages, we might think of sauerkraut: finely cut raw cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria. It has a long shelf life and distinctively tangy flavor. For myself, I like a crunchier variety of pickled cabbage. I grew up eating a Chinese cabbage pickle variety that is… Read more »
I searched on the internet, “What is it called when a person prioritizes others over oneself?” Depending on where you sit between selflessness and self-focused, you might have your own definitions. Interestingly, what came up was the word “altruism.” I once saw a near-death experience account of a woman who prioritized others over herself. She… Read more »
Library Chat Tues, May 23, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page The Pushkin Question or: Shouldn’t You Be Reading Shevchenko? An Evening with Writer in Residence Myrna Kostash Tues, May 23, 7:00 to 8:30 pm MDT St Albert Public… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Hard deadline. A question that comes up regularly about how strict the 10th of the month course enrol deadline is. Sounds like there’s zero flex. Discord Getting prepared for outages. A discussion about potential power or internet disruptions produces tips on preparing course material for offline access. reddit The Good, the Bad,… Read more »
Many Canadian communities continue to mount fireworks displays on the Victoria Day weekend. Our archives revealed some different slants on fireworks. The smell of gunpowder in the morning. Bill Pollett remembers the quiet hours of reflection after a late-evening fireworks display. “It was long past midnight before the kids were finally bedded down in sleeping… Read more »
Scholarship name: A-1 Auto Transport Annual Scholarship Sponsored by: A-1 Auto Transport Deadline: June 30, 2023 Potential payout: up to $1000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be current full- or part-time students of an accredited or non-accredited institute, truck driving school or other logistics program, and must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher…. Read more »
When flushing a toilet we might say a silent prayer to the septic gods for another year of scentless success; nowadays there’s no cesspools out back of our homes because water management allows us to flow free of our less desirable productions. Meanwhile, wherever water goes in nature we know that it’s vital and has… Read more »
