Oh no… Covid-19 brings new neighbours!! This is not a long rant. In fact, I think I will set aside ranting for the moment to tell you of our newest neighbour. Haven’t actually got to meet the fellow (I’m assuming a male because he’s not neat), but evidence was all around this morning when I […]

Oh oh…MY MY… ANOTHER ELECTION… Not sure how to explain this one to my grandkids. I have tried at various times to convince them that politicians are important to the maintenance of democracy and that democracy is the best system for maintaining an equitable rule of law. And now the premier of B.C. has called […]

ODDS & SODS Extended Version… See I told you I was having an ennui attack… I forgot to mention a couple of other highlights of this convoluted week… 10) Even though I usually don’t like watching film series, I have begun watching AWAY, again on Netflix. This one has some serious chops… great acting, good […]

ODDS & SODS… Perhaps it’s because I have had too many no responses to contract proposals or maybe it’s the continued panic-management of the pandemic or maybe it’s the fact some political leaders are even thinking about calling an election, but I am experiencing a bit of ennui (a term I first learned about in […]

Know When it is Time to Go… As I sat yesterday (Saturday) at another meeting on the Arts (an outdoor, socially-distanced meeting of key members of SOSArts to be more precise – an organization I spent considerable time helping create and launch over the past couple years), I realized how much the larger society takes […]

Nec Tamen Consumebatur Sometimes being a Presbyterian is fun, sometimes intriguing, always persistent… Today I listened to another amazing sermon by my favourite Presbyterian minister, Doug Rollwage of Zion Presbyterian in Charlottetown (www.zionpres.org/churchservices Audio version). Now I am not trying to convert you or even get you to listen but it did get me thinking […]