What really can be gained from a retrospective on the SNC affair and its impact on our next election? Isn’t it interesting that so often the most obtuse or maybe oblique issues can become the biggest burr under one’s saddle? The Sponsorship Scandal is one that comes to mind. Watergate was so unnecessary when the […]
I am not going to be long-winded tonight. I am sad. I received sad news. And all I can do is share that moment of sadness. You don’t have to be sad yourself. Just allow me to intrude into your world in this moment of sadness. R. Gordon McIntosh, the great mentor about whom I […]
What has been happening to keep me away from my Editorialog? Good question and I wish I had a good answer. But let me start with a bit of sad news. One of my long-time friends in the Academy [Dr. Tom Wilson] died a couple of months ago. I’m sad, in part because I wasn’t […]
Why would I walk for 45 minutes, more or less downhill, to see a matinee movie when I have two vehicles in the garage? Well, perhaps because it was almost +10C and it was sunny. More likely because I needed the exercise. The problem, of course, would be in the return. No longer even light […]
What does one do to conclude a year that has been intriguing to say the least but as it draws to a close has seen an up-tick in tragic and sad moments? This is not a letter per se, and I am not sure I have a good response to my initial question. So I’m […]
Why must I always forget something? Never matter, who really cares? The main thing is that my memory was jogged by recent comments on the internet and here I am back again. When discussing the Grey Cup festival I failed to comment on the musical aspects of the game itself. The choices that Edmonton picked […]
This will be a brief intrusion into your day. And I don’t want you to become maudlin about what I am about to talk about. The thing is that I went to another incredible performance by the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra on Saturday evening. Assisted by both the Symphony Chorus and the Musaic Choir, I experienced […]
What does being humbled really look/feel like? This past spring/summer/autumn has been another interesting experience or perhaps series of experiences for me. Firstly I have had little time to write – neither my book nor this editorialog has progressed very far. Secondly my teaching was a mixture of highs and surprises. And thirdly I actually […]
Did we really listen to the great poets of our own time (especially that of our coming of age)? And if so, why have we seemingly missed out on the potential for real contemporary Faith Music? I’ve been trying to become more healthy, getting to better shape over the past few months since I had […]
You may not know Gord McIntosh (or more properly: Dr. R. Gordon McIntosh), retired professor of educational administration at the University of Alberta. But I want you to meet him. He is a very special person, and not just in my life; although, that is what I am most knowledgeable about. I had lunch on […]
