Monthly Archives: June 2011

Russian Stacking Dolls

Posted on June 26, 2011 by susanonthesoapbox

We’ve all seen Matryoshka dolls, those wooden Russian stacking dolls that open up to reveal a smaller doll nestled inside.  You keep opening the dolls one by one until eventually you find the smallest innermost doll—a baby doll carved from … Continue reading →

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The Full Monty

Posted on June 19, 2011 by susanonthesoapbox

Remember the movie The Full Monty.  It’s the story of 2 unemployed steelworkers from Sheffield.  They’re desperate for cash when they stumble upon a Chippendales type strip show and realize in an ill conceived flash of genius that they’ve found … Continue reading →

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What’s Next…Unmarked Bills in a Plain Brown Envelope?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by susanonthesoapbox

Queue jumping? “ Go-to- guys” who adjust waiting lists for prominent Albertans?  Are you kidding me? Just when Mr Zwozdesky thought he’d stared down the Alberta Medical Association, the opposition parties and Albertans who were demanding a public inquiry into healthcare, … Continue reading →

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Heathcare Providers…and robins

Posted on June 5, 2011 by susanonthesoapbox

Why do robins sing at 4 a.m.?  The sun isn’t up, the worms are asleep and yet the robins are out there chirping their little heads off.  This inane question ran through my mind because I was trying not to … Continue reading →

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