Category Archives: Day-to-Day Encounters

Musings arising from my everyday encounters with situations, people, and stuff, and probing their deep meaning for all humankind.

The All-Aboutness of Avocados

Posted on 09 June 2013 by Isabel Gibson

The long-lasting effects of an encounter over the avocado bin, and reflections on the life lessons offered by that humble fruit. Avocados are all about planning. Startled, I look up from what I’m doing — feeling up avocados — and … Continue reading →

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You in Your Small Corner…

Posted on 02 June 2013 by Isabel Gibson

Driving over the bridge across the canal, I enter the stretch of this artery that is — to my Western Canadian sensibilities — just a few feet too narrow for four lanes of traffic zooming to and from the downtown. … Continue reading →

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More or Less

Posted on 05 May 2013 by Isabel Gibson

In which the alleged wisdom of the Orient collides with the pickiness of Isabel. Unencumbered by handles, the tea cylinder is still too hot to lift, so I nudge it carefully, turning it to see what it says. Ah. Ten … Continue reading →

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Go, Buckeyes!

Posted on 17 February 2013 by Isabel Gibson

A chat with a waitress in Sedona leads to a connection over a hoodie.   She’s just checking that we’re happy with our meal. We might be looking a little glum as we finish our brunch under the glow of … Continue reading →

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Life is a Highway

Posted on 09 December 2012 by Isabel Gibson

Please, God, no. If life is a highway, as Tom Cochrane said, then I’m careering down it with a full load that is, suddenly, all too much. Continue reading →

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Ouch and Double Ouch

Posted on 02 September 2012 by Isabel Gibson

I feel the burn instantaneously. The merest touch, no more than a glancing blow, scalds left forearm and leg. I don’t see my life pass before my eyes, exactly, but it’s a close thing. My attacker has been lying in … Continue reading →

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You Dirty Rat!

Posted on 06 May 2012 by Isabel Gibson

Squirrels: cute little fuzzies or rats with bushy tails and good PR? You be the judge, but my vote is cast. Continue reading →

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When We Go

Posted on 08 April 2012 by Isabel Gibson

Two exchanges overheard at the ballpark lead to some serious thinking about what my life means, now, at the end of it, and later. Continue reading →

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