I had the opportunity to tour through some of the Maritime provinces and parts of Newfoundland a year before the pandemic made such adventures a fantasy. While in St. John’s, my wife and I went to Signal Hill. I looked out over the Atlantic Ocean and panned past the narrow protective passage to the city’s…

I am a member of a small group of people of like faith. There is a chapter in Alberta and British Columbia. My faith is open to change and tries to find the best in others and incorporate those qualities and characteristics into my everyday life. Stay with me, as the pieces will all come…

I know, we have several ‘insert letter here’-Days. D-Day, J-Day, for example, but now we have V-Day, Vaccine Day. Recently, we had the first vaccine delivered to Canada and the first vaccinations shortly after. It is a milestone in the Canadian recovery. But only a milestone. It is not a finish line. When I was…

I seem to be have been born under a lucky star. January 1, 2021, is my 50th posting of The Blog. How did it all begin? Well, thanks for asking. I’ve always had a hankering to write. During the pandemic, I unearthed many writings such as bedtime stories, submissions to newspapers, and articles of various…

I heard this expression used to describe the world of spies. A more popular phrase might be fake news. Whatever term we use, it is hard to know what is genuine. With my family gatherings being severely curtailed at this time of year because of covid-19, it focused importance on family get-togethers. Or was it…

I can get too much into myself at times, especially when something terrible happens. Sometimes it happens to someone I’m not particularly fond of. It might be an acquaintance or even a well-known public personality. If I’m lucky, I’ll catch myself thinking it was probably deserved. But when something bad happens to me, I invariably…

This is my first Blog to introduce a Guest. I wanted to write a Blog about being gay. I don’t have that experience. His response to my request to write the Blog was a great response to why he didn’t think he was the best person to write such as Blog. With his support and…

I’m drawn to simple statements. I’m even more attracted to the complexity behind such statements. This applies to a recent book I’m reading, Why We Sleep, by Matthew Walker. I was not prepared for such a fascinating adventure. To whet your appetite: Spain, long known for its afternoon siestas, abandoned this scheduled behaviour with the…

I’d like to be they, if only for an hour. So unaccountable, anonymous, hidden, yet ever with us. You know what they say. – oops. Darn, even I couldn’t avoid it! “They say old people are…” or perhaps “They’ll soon be telling us…” Obviously, they is never defined, and that is the power they have…