I sat in my big green chair with eyes closed. Pictures of past Christmas celebrations floated by on…
Life-wise
Schooling versus learning
Northrop Frye said, “We must reject that most dismal and fatuous notion that education is the…
Continuing adventures of a humidifier
About eight years ago, I told the story of purchasing a humidifier from the local Home Hardware.…
Searching for a defining moment
I looked up from where I sat behind a table while waiting for people to buy my book, When Cobras…
You grieve more when you lose people twice
How do you grieve for someone you really didn’t know, but should have? Just last week I heard…
Step by step through a life of adventure
The arrival of each new year causes me to reminisce. I define my life in blocks of time, each…
Doctors and children
Almost two weeks ago, distress hung over me like a Scottish fog over Fergus. The next day would…
Changing medium
We recently watched a series of television shows that stand in sharp contrast to the usual…
My special heroes
In last week’s column you saw me seated in my big green chair dreaming about past…
Wiseman’s funniest videos
As I watched America’s Funniest Videos (AFV) the other night, I began to think of all the…
To brake or not to brake
This month’s travel story deals with a head-on crash, a battle with an insurance company, and…
Free speech
Sir Winston Churchill in 1946 said, "We must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the…
Heroes in Burma are worth aiding
Just ten weeks ago I took you on a trip to Myanmar, that southeast Asia country formerly known as…
On the go again
The fool that far is sent, Some wisdom to attain, Returns an idiot, as he went, And brings the fool…
Health care, Groves style
Most often when columnists choose to trumpet about our health-care system, the resulting message…