Today’s Theme: Another year is ending… No Chapter today, just a simple appreciation of a most interesting year coming to a close. 2024 has been remarkable in many ways – end of my time in the pulpit, journeys through past pastoral charges and discovering half of them all but gone, finding I can still ski […]

Skiing is back on… For the first time in recent memory, good skiing started early in December. We have already a better base of snow that we had at the end of January last season. Here are the interim results as we approach New Year’s Eve: Just a reminder about the codes/terms:Days = the number […]

The opportunity is NOW… He’s got it backwards… Since none of our political leaders or even economic ones are willing to take a stand on this issue, I guess it is up to me –> so here goes. I refer to the constant blather about Canada becoming the 51st U.S. State. Since Canada is the […]

Today’s Theme: It’s time to get going (again)… So, there are upsides and downsides to this entire business of reaching eighty [80]. Your reaction to some of my musings reminded me of one thing – in this existential world, the really important approach to any age or similar defining moment, is simply to move forward… […]

Hope that this finds you on the positive side of life… so far so good at this end. We are blessed with good health and continue to enjoy the many joys the beautiful Okanagan Valley has to offer (including living in what the Globe & Mail rates as the 9th best city in Canada)…This year […]

Can we get beyond the political quagmire? This has been a tumultuous week for Canada and Canadians. Not sure the chaos will end anytime soon. Not sure that this Christmas will necessarily bring us peace let alone order & good government. And wishing people a Happy New Year with 25% Tariffs just around the corner […]

oh no…More wee reflections!! Okay, I’m back from a delightful birthday get-away – to the Island of Oahu no less. Good times, warm weather and some walks down memory lane(s). But through it all, there were some reminders both in reality and in reflection that turning this age does bring some cloudiness to the moment… […]

ah ha: The pen is mightier than a sword, especially when accompanied by a gun!! I will give Freeland credit: she did a better job on Trudeau than he did on her. She also pointed out the hypocrisy of Singh… He too should be removed – spineless and without vision, he is now tarring his […]

oh no, Why have bread & circuses returned..? {this was written before this morning’s news – part 2 will deal with that howitzer!!} As I sit in another country and have meals with a couple of Americans (each of somewhat varying political stripes) along with another Canuck who is of a different political leaning that […]

Just had a birthday and it has caused me to think a bit about life… Just a wee reflection or two!! It is interesting that our society puts an inordinate amount of emphasis on certain dates that end in 0 – 30, 40, 50, 60 & 80. Not really sure why – isn’t age just […]