by Sbexon | Oct 16, 2025 | Community, History, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement, Tips, Wellness
Knowing that it takes all of us – men, women, children – everyone, from all walks of life, to protect and enhance fundamental human rights in this country, I have raised my daughter to clearly know the democratic process. It’s been important, but also sort of a blast,...
by Sbexon | Oct 3, 2025 | Food and Recipe, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Retirement, Tips, Wellness
I had a really good idea a few weeks ago, but it involved the kitchen so in retrospect I should have ignored it completely. Why not try my hand at creating little strawberry-shaped cake pops, I wondered, as one does from time to time. In fact, why not make some every...
by Sbexon | Sep 4, 2025 | Community, Lifestyle, Tips, Wellness
I want the latest dose of the covid vaccine. I know, the top of my head is exploding just anticipating all the yelling and finger pointing and general mayhem that statement will ignite. But here’s what I know: we are nearly six years into this situation and neither I,...
by Sbexon | Aug 31, 2025 | Author, Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Retirement, Tips, Wellness, Writing
Have you ever looked down at your dashboard to find that your air conditioner and your heater are both going full blast? I got that feeling of competing priorities when I attended When Words College conference for writers and readers in Calgary last month. Adamant...
by Sbexon | Aug 21, 2025 | Community, Lifestyle, Tips, Wellness
Is the plural of bidet even supposed to be bidets or is it bideti? The zany topic of this highly personal contraption became a bit of a distracting public spectacle at a Red Deer restaurant recently – sorry to anyone who was sitting nearby! The three of us were so...
by Sbexon | Aug 14, 2025 | Community, Finances, Lifestyle, News, Retirement, Tips, Wellness
Did you hear the one about the lady whose phone started ringing while she was having lunch out? The voice on the other end exclaimed that it was someone calling on behalf of her granddaughter, who had been in a serious accident and credit card details were required...
