Note: This article is long and has several fun video clips. I recommend you get a cocktail, take your time, and prepare to laugh. The Question: I was never very keen on Mrs. Kindt (our high school history teacher), but I also have to admit I wasn’t a particularly good history student. However, she said something one time...
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Question: How are you feeling about your trip? Anonymous Answer: I am feeling unsettled about our trip. I am feeling excited, wound up, a little bit edged. I am feeling a strange longing for the warm, bursting-with-flavor summer in Ontario. I saw a farm crawl advertised yesterday for this weekend and I wanted to go on it....
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Question: What was it like moving to Canada? Jennifer, Lethbridge Alberta We had been together about a year when Mel started interviewing for tenure-track jobs. He really was excited about McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario because it is well-known for its research in evolutionary psychology. He knew several of the...
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Question: When you write, you always use “he” when you write about Mel. Shouldn’t you use “she” before Mel transitioned and “he” after? Anonymous Answer: First of all, thanks for asking. There was a moment in time when we actually changed pronouns. I designed this with Mel’s...
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A friend was over today and asked him just this question. I was also curious about his answer.
He said he felt vulnerable and exposed and a little nervous. He talked about the difference between Jerry Springer and Oprah Winfrey. We asked him what he meant.
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You can ask me anything, don’t be shy. I may choose not to answer it, but as my teachers used to say, “There are no dumb questions.” Now if you have ever been in an adult course, you know this is just not true because I have heard some really dumb questions in my day. But they’re usually asked by the guy...
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