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Headshot of me with long hair, pink lip stick, light makeup Kara Babcock

Kara’s Blog

Read my thoughts going back 18 years.

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    You should watch Will & Harper

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    Will Ferrell’s road trip documentary is more about friendship than transgender issues, and that’s exactly what this moment calls for.
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    Moving my body more with Ultimate Frisbee

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    If you had told me summer 2024 would mark the beginning of my Sports Girlie Era, I’m not sure I would have believed you. Nevertheless, this summer I started playing Ultimate Frisbee through the league here in Thunder Bay—and it was everything I wanted from joining up for a sport.

    Earlier this year, I was meditating on turning thirty-five in September. As I age and feel more and more how my body has changed from…

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    We cannot afford not to strike

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    Accepting arbitration now is not the way forward, not when OSSTF should be standing up with the labour movement across North America.
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    One month of that EV life

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    Recently I marked my first month as the owner of a brand-new 2023 Kia Niro EV! I’ve known for a while now that I wanted my next vehicle to be electric; I didn’t expect it to happen quite so soon. However, the timing was right. The venerable 2010 Mazda 3 I was driving until this summer was finally costing too much, in terms of annual maintenance, and I found myself in a position where…

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    Levelling up

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    My school’s graduation ceremony was an opportunity for me to celebrate my students and also myself.
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    Pride before the fall

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    Thunder Bay’s leading Pride organizations provide an object lesson in how not to practise solidarity.

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