It’s Time to Stop Greenwashing!
It’s time to have an honest and pragmatic conversation about environmental policy. This need became desperately clear when, on the second weekend of January…
Pop 89: A little peace and quiet
“I had to leave for the library to find some peace and quiet,” I told my sister, returning to her house to work on this column.
Check It Out: Digital addiction - an under-discussed problem
While out for lunch at a restaurant, a wife watched her husband as he was preoccupied with his phone. When she suggested he was addicted…
Pop 89: But then, she’s Christian
I’m talking to one of the aides on the rehab ward where my father is recovering from a stroke. She’s telling me about another aide who has infinite patience and tenderness…
Check It Out: Wake up and smell the bacon
It was bedtime, and a young mom was reading the story “Sleeping Beauty” to her daughter. The little girl interrupted her mom and asked, “Did they try frying bacon to get her to wake up?”
Pop 89: Epiphanies
My first exposure to “epiphany” was to The Epiphany, the night the three men wisely gifted baby Jesus. A personal “epiphany” happens when one is hit by a profound insight.
Check It Out: Helping those who have ‘gone through the wringer’
Listening to a millennial explain the phrase “gone through the wringer” was interesting. I’m old enough to know what a “wringer” is, but this fellow had no idea.
All Talk and No Action
With the new year well underway, the temperature dropping, prices continuing to rise, and another “Trudeau vacation scandal,” Canadians are paying the price…
Check It Out: A look at homelessness and the working poor
This was a funny post I discovered on social media. It read: To the lady who flipped me off when I honked at you, your phone probably isn’t on top of your car anymore.
Pop 89: Thrown Together
I’ve heard family defined as the people who have to take you in when you wash up on the rocky shores of life. In 2010, when, in the midst of sporadic successes in my professional life…
Making 2024 Your Best Year Is Your Responsibility. Start by Making Better Choices.
There is no way to predict what 2024 will bring except that your life will continue. It is entirely up to you how your life continues.
A Year-End Message for 2023
As we reflect on the challenges and triumphs of 2023, I am reminded of the resilience and unity of Canadians in the face of adversity.