Opinion

Tanya's Tales

Nestled at the back of a drawer, unnoticed, it wasn't possible to determine how long it may have been there.

Pride is a simple word that takes on different interpretations on several fronts. Community pride is something we need to talk about this week dear diary.

Perhaps the amount is insignificant in the grand scheme. After all, a mere $65,000 drop in provincial funding for Estevan taken in context of the complete budget, is a drop in the bucket.

I always say that I wish I had the body of my 20's and 30's and the knowledge of my 50's. When I was in my 20's and 30's, I was so focused on raising my children and just living in general that I never really gave much thought to my purpose in life.

I was perusing the internet the other day, looking over different sites with information on rodeos. The Moose Mountain Pro Rodeo was coming up and Manor Fun Daze PBR was around the corner.

They're not mad in the Rider Nation. Yet.

I was reading recently about the concerns from a University of Saskatchewan researcher regarding the risk wild boar pose in Saskatchewan. We have already seen an impact of the introduced species in Manitoba.

While listening to a speaker recently the audience was challenged to think about our connections to people around us and whether or not we had true friends.

So much to complain about, yet so little space and time in which to do so, but I will try my best, dear diary. First problem. I am being punished for conducting traditional business the old fashioned way.