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Baba’s Beach Podcast #28 – Welcome to middle age
That kid you saw staggering down main street, hooting and puking on Canada Day may well be the doctor you’ll see in emergency next week. He’ll be wearing the white coat and you’ll be the one barfing as a kidney … Continue reading
Posted in Family History, Family Life, getting older
Tagged chiropractic, chronic illness, crackers, doctors, Doogie, generations, workplace accidents
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“Isn’t that a repeat?”
Yes, it just might be. A year ago, I moved Babasbeach.ca from Libsyn to my hosted plan at Hostpapa. I couldn’t justify paying for hosting to both providers. It’s taken me a while, but over the next two weeks, I’ll … Continue reading
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Baba’s Beach Podcast #26 – And then she just exploded
It’s one of the big no-no’s to tie a podcast to one season as they can be listened to at any time of the year. So, this isn’t actually a Christmas podcast:it’s about the spirit of forgiveness which, in my … Continue reading
Baba’s Beach Podcast #25 – Ahem
Just another Yankee with a Maple Leaf on her back-pack While still engaged to mom, dad whisked off to the University of Washington to get a BA in theatre. Mom and dad corresponded faithfully until one day Dad mentioned working in … Continue reading
Posted in Family History, Travel
Tagged Canadian Government, citizenship, passports, red tape, Seattle, Sorority
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Baba’s Beach Podcast #24 – Under (de)construction
To Michelangelo the process of his art was to look at a block of marble atdawn in order to see the figure it contained and then to take away allthe pieces that didn’t belong. I seem to be a work in … Continue reading
Baba’s Beach Podcast #23 – Bombing a Better Tomorrow
Something good can be found in just about anything, I guess. Sulfadrugs and penicillin came out of the First World War; RADAR, plasticsand synthetic fuels from the 2nd. The Vietnam War brought about a revolution in technological support for the disabled–I … Continue reading
Posted in Growing up
Tagged atomic warfare, Duck and cover, early warning systems, home made bunkers
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Baba’s Beach Podcast #22 – Five Reasons to Walk to Cure Diabetes
When your child has Type 1 Diabetes, you become a family with diabetes. Actually, you become part of a huge international family all dealing with the physical and emotional roller coaster of life with a chronic disease. This is a … Continue reading
Baba's Beach Podcast #22 - Five Reasons to Walk to Cure Diabetes [ 2:39 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadBaba’s Beach Podcast #21 – La Meme Chose
The two icons of 50′s TV were Dragnet’s Joe Friday and June Cleaver,domestic goddess on “Leave it To Beaver”. He was all about the facts,while her thing was house, hearth and doting on her sons: especiallythe unfortunately nick-named youngest lad … Continue reading
Posted in Family History, Family Life
Tagged 1950's television, Dragnet, Joe Friday, June Cleaver, Leave it to Beaver, real change
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Happy Birthday
I woke up this morning and knew that it was a special day but I wasn’t sure why. It was one of those feelings that you just can’t place. Then I remembered. It would have been my Grandmother’s Birthday. Then … Continue reading
Posted in Family History
Tagged baba, baba's beach, birthdays, generations, grandchildren, great grandchildren
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Baba’s Beach Podcast #20 – The Journey
I grew up in a house that was filled with music. Despite the budget considerations of raising four children on a printer’s salary, there was never a problem finding money for a piano, a saxophone, and a clarinet for us … Continue reading
Posted in Family History, Family Life, Growing up
Tagged immigration, leaving home, music, Ukrainian exodus, workplace accidents
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