Family
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The Sixties Scoop…
My wife and I are the parents of an adopted First Nations Child whose adoption took place within the time-frame of the legal action against the Canadian Government titled The Sixties Scoop. Details of the class action suit can be… Continue reading
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Help! I’m Drowning in Ads…
We went to the movies this week to see the newest release of Star Wars. As movies go it was OK but really was an old story with a new cover and enhanced graphics. I was more affected by the… Continue reading
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Travelling Man
It wasn’t until I glanced at to odometer on my new 2015 Ford Edge that I realized 2015 has been a travel year in my life. The car is now just 7 months old and it has already logged 31,000… Continue reading
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Back to Swimming…
About mid-February I caught a cold. It wasn’t one of those stick around for a week-or-two then get back to your life type colds. This one caught and stuck and never completely let go of me until May. The most… Continue reading
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Super Senior…
This is one of those milestone years in my life (I suppose that should read kilometrestone since I’m in Canada). I am officially into my 70th year. My wife went to the local Recreation facility this week to buy new passes… Continue reading
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Gettin’ Ready…
As usual, we started our first travel day totally unprepared for travel. I’m not entirely certain why that happens; we just never seem ready. It reminds me of the Scott Douglas play “Strange Angels”. Kar-ul, the angel, has just smacked… Continue reading
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Cellular revisited…
About a year ago I wrote a rant about Cellular service and as I recall decided the best course was to do nothing until my contract time was over. It’s over! It ended in December 2009. I decided to be cell… Continue reading
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Lenten Journey
I’ve decided that my Lenten journey this year will be to read at least one book each week during Lent that will in some way broaden my understanding of my faith. Last night I read the first book of this… Continue reading
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Just fiddling around…
Foot stomping, toe tapping, hand clapping music filled the air last night. The Scott Woods Band (http://www.scottwoods.ca/) was in town and performed a grand concert that took me back to my years of listening to the raido on Sarurday or… Continue reading
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Trundling along following a brief absence …
I know! I know! I have not written for the past month. It is not that I have had nothing to write about; there have been other things that have taken time from my life. As I age I am… Continue reading