Author name: Carol Tomany

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Ask a Stupid Question…

I always like those crazy celebration days and I think that the site Holidayinsights.com has one of the best lists. According to the site, September 28 is “ask a stupid question day.” Now I have asked many stupid questions over the years and some of the greatest thinkers in the world have asked what seemed like […]

Art, reality

Stone Soup

I have to believe that you may be defined by the fairy tales that you have read, either to yourself or to your children. I always read “The Little Red Hen” to my kids. It’s a story of Russian origin with strong entrepreneurial, even capitalist overtones. I’m not really the “Donald Trump” of mothers, but

knitting, poetry

Grass…

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What not to wear – maybe?

The province of Quebec in Canada has proposed a law banning all obvious religious symbols in the form of jewellery and clothing for people working in government jobs, i.e. civil servants. This provincial bill would contravene our national statutes for freedom of religion, which operate at the federal level. But then Quebec has rarely considered

unicorns

Death by Poutine

I enjoyed Tabitha Southey’s column the other day in the Globe and Mail – Beavers don’t Kill People. It was a humorous take on the efforts to curb the use of guns in the US. Her idea was – suppose you looked at something as sacred in Canada, as the right to bear arms is,

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5 Ideas For Blog Posts Gleaned From My FB Wall

I was reading a blog post today by another author, Jairam Mohan, who got the idea for the post from the site Just Write. They post regular prompts, such as the italicized script below, which you use somewhere in your writing. Here is Jairam’s use of the sentence, Ben and his kite. The dark clouds rolled

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The Horror of Horoscopes

My horoscope today said very emphatically “something needs to be cut out of your life today and if you don’t get rid of it now, you may be stuck with it forever.” It went on to say that I am to be ruthless, but Pluto would be there to help me!! Alas, it’s Friday. I

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A Penny for Your Coffee Filter

Someone posted this list to my FB wall. I understand that you can buy scads of coffee filters at the dollar store for next to nothing. So go nuts, if you don’t mind not recycling! Here are 25 uses for coffee filters: 1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave. Coffee filters make

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Who Put the Arch in Archangel II

Yesterday I posted about the first six of the twelve Archangels with the proviso that I usually don’t post blogs of a religious nature, however, I do make an exception for angels. Here is my post, for what it’s worth, on the last 6 of the archangels listed on the site beliefnet.com. After all, you

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Who Put the Arch in Archangel?

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