“Hazel, can you come out and give me a hand?” Nine little words, so much meaning. Over thirty-three years of marriage, many of them spent farming, that seemingly simple request has meant a variety of things. Look back with me. It has meant: I’ve had the combine apart for two days now, I’ve lost some… Read more »
In case it has escaped your attention, there is an ever-increasing clampdown on rights and freedoms that is being touted as necessary in order to safeguard us all against malevolent terrorist plots against our lives. Don’t get me wrong — I fully understand how urgently we need the protection of a full-blown police state. After… Read more »
Label: B-Unique Released: 7 March 2005 Tracks: 12 Rating: 7 Staying on the theme of Brit-rock, this week’s music review is of England’s Kaiser Chiefs, a band who are not currently charting in Canada but are booming in the United Kingdom. I think that warrants a good look at the band and their music. This… Read more »
So many things are in the eye of the beholder. There are some among the more judgmental of my acquaintances who might be heard to argue that I am a lazy sort of man. They might point, for instance, to the overgrown grass and weeds that reach up to my bum as I spend numerous… Read more »
A couple of years ago I accompanied a friend to the blood donor clinic in Fort Saskatchewan. During the initial intake process we discovered my iron levels were fine in the eyes of a doctor but too low for Blood Services’ purposes. Disappointed at the rejection I went home feeling rather inadequate. I continued to… Read more »
Many times in the course of writing my periodic columns for this illustrious publication, I have been contacted by readers with a variety of intriguing questions. Sometimes, these questions are of an open-ended, philosophical bent, such as “Do you get paid for this?” and “Why does your writing suck so hard?” At other times, the… Read more »
Our Separation We pause at the window of the ferry car deck to watch shadows on the surface of the water chase each other across the waves like dolphins In this place we share our separation A distant beacon swings its light towards us before turning away once again to pierce the darkness between the… Read more »
S.L.A.P. Update WE DID IT, WE DID IT !!!!!!!!!!!! Just want everyone to know S.L.A.P (Stop Letting Abuse Prevail) 2006 completed the Canadian Death Race that is held in Grande Cache, Alberta every August long weekend. Our time was 22:29. At this time I would like to thank Jen, John and Dennis for being the… Read more »
For centuries, the avian world has held a special fascination for people. The incredible diversity of birds, with their often-beautiful plumage, impressive hunting tactics, captivating courting behaviour, their melodic vocalizations, and their aerial acrobatics — no wonder we so admire our feathered friends. Of course, given the ever-curious human mind, admiration very often leads to… Read more »
Baby’s lives are very simple and we should learn from them, as much as babies learn from us every day. In these busy times, where people run from one place to the next, with minutes or even seconds to spare between appointments, meetings, jobs, classes, homework, exercise classes, meals, etc., they barely stop to “smell… Read more »