This month’s travel story deals with a head-on crash, a battle with an insurance company, and…
Life-wise
Death by acceleration, alcohol and apathy
Almost every time I watch the evening news, I see pictures of smashed cars, burned out …
A flawed proposal
I must confess that the proposed change in the way Ontario elects members for the provincial…
Faith-based or fatally biased
In a speech delivered last July 23, John Tory, proposed government funding for faith-based schools.…
The sky is falling, cried Chicken Little
I heard it first from my brother back in 1947, "The sun is dying," he said. "It will…
It’s party time
Decades ago, future stenographers practiced their touch typing by using the line: "Now is the…
The root of all evil
You can’t always tell a book by its cover or judge a person by first impressions. I met HB in…
Looking on the bright side
During November, Diabetes Awareness Month, I pay extra attention to that illness. Consequently, I…
When cops blunder
Wagging my finger, I yelled "Slow down," at the police cruiser driving at excessive speed…
In the winters of my discontent
Just before writing this, I made a serious blunder. I looked out the window. Normally, that…
A grandpa remembers winter
When I was 8, the snow raced ahead of a growling, snarling wind and tumbled in huge drifts behind…
A grandpa remembers Christmas
When I was 9, Christmas week arrived with a mix of stampeding blizzards and silent nights when…
A grandpa remembers New Year’s Eve
When I was 10 on New Year’s Eve, I couldn’t leave the house. I sat in the padded chair…
Recipe for an hilarious year
During this new year, I have faith that each one of you will contribute 12 months of tumultuous…
Musings on life’s clutter
Every Christmas, I seem to collect a set of gadgets that I enjoy receiving, but rarely ever use. I…