Mao and the Holy Ghost — Strange Bedfellows for a Pandemic

April 11, 2020

The other day, as part of my routine of checking in on friends hither and yon, I sent a text …

Practicing What You Preach Is Not Always Easy

September 21, 2017

I heard an interview with Malcolm Gladwell the other day. The interviewer asked him why he didn’t write pieces about …

June 18, 2017

I was walking back from the library just now. It was hot and muggy and I had spent an hour …

June 19, 2016

It’s bloody hot again. I have to be careful making statements like that in Oh Canada.You could get in real …

April 1, 2016

One night last week, after I had watched as many of the recorded Jimmy Fallon shows that I could manage in …

June 13, 2015

I am not a squeamish kind of person when it comes to bugs. Really, I’m not. I never have been. …

April 5, 2015

I’ve been thinking recently about neighbours past and present. It all started when I got a comment a couple of weeks …

August 2, 2014

My sweet niece, Susie, posted some pics on Facebook this week that made me all nostalgic for my old homestead …