Pardon the Interruption but a wee battle with “strep throat” interfered with my writing time… but I have a moment now so let me get us caught up a bit! The second day in Edinburgh was all on foot… Started with a great brekkie at the Carlton and then headed out to walk… a bit […]
So I’ve decided to do one last “roots” voyage/journey. It may well be the last major journey of its kind. Thus i decided to give some running commentary occasionally throughout the voyage and as i am awaiting the call to brekkie, here’s the first update.Yesterday i visited Rosslyn Chapel for the third time. Dan Brown […]
Oh yeah!! The kids wanna rock… Didn’t get to see Rod Stewart when he was in the province but I did get ot see Bryan Adams when he came to Penticton on Monday evening. Sat in my seat that I have for the Pentcton VEES hockey games and was royally entertained. Bryan’s approach to delivering […]
Today the air quality indicator is +333The health officials recommend that good air quality is less than +101…It is recommended that you stop breathing!Hate to tell you, but even I can sense that such advice is well-heeded…g.w. p.s. doesn’t say anything about drinking…
hello again, hello… What do you do when someone else’s house is burning down (and there is nothing you can do about it?) This morning I awoke to clear skies, an only slightly orange sun and a need for a mini-workout to continue the futile efforts I undertake to get in better shape (as if […]
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire… You may have heard, or read, or watched (on TV), B.C. has had a relatively warm and dry summer, particularly in the Okanagan. Nevertheless we have been blessed that while there have been some smokey days, we have had little direct interaction with forest fires. This morning, as we discussed […]
About a month ago I dropped in to my office to pick up a revenue cheque. As I was driving around the block looking for a place to park, I noticed the entrance to a new parkade beside the main doors of the tower wherein my office resides. Immediately I thought that this was a […]
Easter’s Over but the music isn’t… That you may no longer be a believer is okay. I can respect your decision even if it sometimes puzzles me. Now I’m a sinner, so perhaps I have more at stake than you; so please forgive this next commentary (even though it is not about politics). Many religions […]
Reflections on Lent… The Eureka Moment(s)… As Lent was drawing to a close I was reflecting on the book I was about to start – actually, in many ways it is more a book I have been thinking about re-writing, or revising or re-conceptualizing, since I released what in essence was a penultimate draft (Getting […]
Reflections on Lent… The final ski results… The Awards Banquet was held on Sunday evening and among the moments of good beer and then wine and then bubbly, time was allotted to celebrate various skill sets that were exhibited on the hill at one time or another or many times. Here are the various winners.. […]
