A Review of “Louis J. Robichaud – A Man for the Moment,” by Donald J. Savoie
Prolific New Brunswick author, Donald J. Savoie, takes a fresh look at New Brunswick’s most consequential Premier, and almost certainly the province’s most courageous one.
Keepsakes: My father saved everything— except my stuff
My father kept everything. And I mean damn near everything. Every old driving permit, insurance card, traffic ticket...
Cheat on my taxes? Not on your life
Taxes have paid for all my maladies over the years. I’ve had both my knees replaced, and ten surgeries on my knees prior to that...
Stoicism and the invasion of Ukraine: What I now know
Stoicism preaches equanimity, even in the face of ongoing evil - no easy feat
The second generation: Life as a child of Ukrainian immigrants
I doubt kids in Ukraine did more Ukrainian things in any given week than I did. betwen the ages of 8 and 15.
Growing up working class, I wanted to be something else
Born in Canada, I grew up in a working-class Ukrainian-speaking household.
Our house is not a “Very, very fine house”
Our house sucks - it has more faults & flaws than your average contractor could document in a day. But it's the best home ever.
Competition: Its unexpected value at every stage of life
Competition sometimes gets a bad rap - a mega-mart undercutting the mom-and-pop shop or the win-at-all-costs coach.
Grief that plumbed my depths – a new experience
I was 64 before I lost someone whose death I felt at my very core. By that time, I’d lost both my parents and two high school basketball teammates, but none of these caused deep grief, at least not at the time.