by Sbexon | Aug 5, 2025 | Community, Lifestyle, Tips, Wellness
I had written recently about getting lost after visiting my dear friend at the cancer centre in Calgary, but the part I left out was how lost I felt preparing to go in the first place. As can happen, her situation moved startlingly fast from a fun lunch together to...
by Sbexon | Jul 26, 2025 | Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Retirement, Tips, Wellness
I watched with some confusion as the G7 group meandered here and there in southern Alberta recently. At first I was hopeful there might be a chance those meetings of the world’s powerful people might shine a light on where we’re all going. But I watched as they stood...
by Sbexon | Jul 12, 2025 | Community, Nostalgia, Tips, Wellness
I’ve had a long-held desire to be a blood donor, but an equally long fear of it. It’s not a concern of fainting that intimidates me, which my personal research has revealed is a common reason people hesitate. For me, it’s a fear of possible pain as the needle goes in....
by Sbexon | Jul 6, 2025 | Community, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement, Tips, Wellness
I often lose my way, which I’ve written about quite a bit. But I don’t often actually lose my car! Really only once before, when the first snow of the season covered it at the airport park & jet while I was away. The valet driver had to go round and round the...
by Sbexon | Jun 20, 2025 | Community, Lifestyle, Retirement, Tips, Wellness
Today I heard a radio announcer utter the phrase ‘the certainty of confusion’ and immediately fell in love with its irony. It was made in reference to the leader of the country to the south, but it was uttered during a week when I was diving deep into a reflection of...
by Sbexon | Jun 11, 2025 | Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Retirement, Tips, Wellness
A walk with Sheldon. If you’re out and about in Red Deer, you’ve seen Sheldon. He’s everywhere and he’s always walking. Slow and steady, through the pathways and streets of Red Deer in every season – usually wearing a hockey jersey or t-shirt. He’s a giant of a man, a...
