Who do you think you are?
How we see ourselves - self-identification - is at the heart of everything we do. Can we operate outside our own self-image?
Posts about anything coming to mind that I want to explore that readers may find interesting
Pachelbel and the liberal arts
Notwithstanding pre-existing personal bias and a considerable amount of immaturity, I was able to hear Pachelbel’s Canon and listen to the CBC news right afterward with an entirely different mindset.
Guest post: How About Service Life
My father-in-law, Howard McDowell, had a long and fulfilling career in the Canadian Forces (Air Force) and, toward the end of his tenure, penned an article on what he calls "Service Life".
Politics in decline: Stoop as low as you want, as long as you have a “good reason”
As the snake said when he eventually sank his fangs into the woman who had befriended him, “You knew what I was when you took me in.”
Peter Lougheed and Me
He was a giant in more ways than a young university student in the early 1980s, who grew up elsewhere, could possibly realize, but in ways that have endured.
Bus driving adventures
Everyone has “one of those days” at work from time to time and driving a motorcoach with more than 50 seats can present its own set of challenges in that regard.
Life in Ireland: Reflections of a Canadian visitor
Last week, Michele and I had the great good fortune of visiting the republic of Ireland for the first time....In no particular order (and sometimes with tongue in cheek), here are some of the things I noticed in our travels.
On dying & grief (postscript)
It did not take long after I had written the first four parts of this essay for me to find out what grief in losing a close friend would look like.
On dying & grief (Part 4)
I think it’s important to note that I actually cry very easily at certain things: anytime animals or children are hurt, suffering, or missed; Remembrance Day; certain movies; and anything that makes me think of how much I love my wife and daughter.