Sometimes I wonder how I can write something ‘up’, when I’m feeling ‘down’. I’m sure everyone has experienced less than positive feelings from time to time. My solution is to write a list of all the things in life, for which I’m grateful. (Robert Burns said something about hating the “language of complaint.”) Because everyone’s…
Thanks for all the folks who visit this blog monthly. My very best wishes to you over the 2017 / 2018 holiday break. Tadalafil get levitra was approved in May 2009 in the United States for similar reasons,” says Conant “Not tonight darling, I have a headache.” If this is coming from you rather than…
Turning the corner onto a marketplace in the heart of Florence, we hear a street musician playing a flute outside a beautiful Italian cathedral. His song selection seemed to sum up our vacation experience and appreciation of life here – past and present. And, the song he’s playing? – written by a Canadian. “Now, I…
John Lennon reminded us in Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy): “Life is what happens to you when you’re making other plans.” ‘Life’ happened with news of the death of Alexander Martinez – an adult student attending a college night course that I taught. Alexander was a real gentleman and a genuine person. Originally from El Salvador, he told us,…
Will Rogers once said that, “I never (yet) met a man I didn’t like.” Most people have taken that comment out of context. If they look at his full statement he adds,”… if I had a chance to meet him.” This happened to me with the recent passing of singer / guitarist Glen Campbell. I…
“I guess you can say that I’ve been lucky… all because of you” My Life Story by Gladys Knight Coming back from London – driving down the western slope leading to our Bright farmhouse – I could see in the distance a strange van slowly crawling out of our gravel driveway. Two minutes later, as…
My “Canada 150” moment begins with the image of Canada’s own supersonic jet fighter – the Avro Arrow. The delta-winged Arrow was the fastest in the world (Mach 3) at 70,000 feet; could go from standing at idle to almost Mach 1 in 4.5 seconds; used a world-first computerized flight control and weapon systems; could…
“People who need people/ Are the luckiest people in the world” – People by Barbra Streisand When I look back on some of my favorite people, they all have a different story … with the same message. Bob has been my mechanic for over thirty years. He has taught me a lot about cars, but much…
Family, at its best, is the source of much happiness. and, nothing says family better than our friends Pete and Jan. Walking into the welcoming embrace of their family celebration – Pete’s 60th – was like a love letter to the world… generating a joyous feeling of public generosity I hadn’t experienced for years. It…
My wife’s dad, nicked named ‘Dodie’, was born in Edinburgh –practically a street urchin. An old navy vet, he was always the life of the party, loved by everyone and enjoyed a good ‘dram’ – saying, in his 18th century-type voice, “I quite loves’ me whiskey… or anyone’s else’s.” Here is the beloved one, in…
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