although Lilo and Stitch and The Ring came out so close together that it’s possible both casting directors independently went “we simply must have that little girl from Spirited Away”

tucking mémère into bed as she demands to go outside and spill blood for the FLQ

I had a client who slipped in their own home and ended up with a brain injury that ended their career, their marriage and the future they'd worked their entire life for. It can happen that fast.

on the upside, it's very difficult to screw up recipes that start with "use whatever meat or vegetables you can buy, harvest, forage, or steal out of your neighbour's yard. Substitute whatever you want. Cook until it seems ready. Watch for the English."

it's just not dinner without it

I still make and enjoy Acadian food to this day, but it’s not a good sign when your main culinary influences are “mass deportation, bad soil, and harsh Canadian winter”.