by Jule Kucera | Nov 24, 2024 | Blog
On the express train from the Toronto airport to Union Station, I sat with Swifties. More accurately, I said “Are you going to the Eras Tour” to the woman in the seat in front of me. She had long dark blond hair and wore a “NOT A LOT GOING ON AT THE MOMENT” t-shirt,...
by Jule Kucera | Nov 17, 2024 | Blog
When you climb a rock wall in a climbing gym, you will be on belay. There will be a rope hooked to your climbing harness, run through a pulley at the top of the wall, and back down through the belay device on your belayer’s harness. This contraption keeps...
by Jule Kucera | Nov 10, 2024 | Blog
Confession: I’ve been looking for someone to tell me everything is going to be okay. Over the past two months, I’ve wasted hours watching astrology videos, reading blog posts. I want a promise. Assurance. They all went on record with their predictions: Joe Biden....
by Jule Kucera | Nov 3, 2024 | Blog
Tonight I went to the Hyatt Hotel to hear Amor Towles, author of one of my favorite books—A Gentleman in Moscow—speak at the Mercantile Library’s Niehoff Lecture. The Niehoff is the annual fundraising event. Tuxedos and bow ties, sparkles and sheer graced the...
by Jule Kucera | Oct 27, 2024 | Blog
This spring, my orchid sent out two stalks. Both grew gorgeous, huge blooms that cascade like a waterfall of creamy petals. About a month ago, my orchid sent out a third stalk. I looked at the green stem, then talked back to the plant. “That wasn’t smart. You think...
by Jule Kucera | Oct 20, 2024 | Blog
Another cancellation, another chance to be back on Becky’s massage table ahead of my mid-October appointment. Becky got to work on my back, elbowed the knots, went to town around the right scapula. After she asked me to flip over, she said, “I think it will be okay to...
