Apparently, it was new technology for her and she was really struggling. I just happened to be there for her conversation with the support staff as she went through the process step by step. She wanted to make sure that she had done everything right and that the recipient would get her message. I would…

A recent tweet from the Habs official account took a shot at Brad Marchand warning him about the dangers of licking golf balls. Which of course was a reference to Brad’s recent habit of annoying his opponents by licking their face, and a 1997 news article from the UK that stated: “Some golf courses warn…

So, I spent the weekend in Uganda.  Now that’s something I never thought I’d say. I was invited to be the guest speaker at the annual missionary retreat for Wesleyan Missionaries who serve in Africa.  Not a large group but they came from all over the continent to be together with others who had a…

The other day I was working on my laptop and after doing a fairly standard cut and paste in the document I had open, I had a startling revelation. I had no idea how the computer did what it did. I mean it wasn't exactly putting someone on the moon, but still, how did this…

I’m sure it seemed like an emergency at the time.  When the 911 operator, in Leeds Ontario, answered the phone with the familiar line, “911, what’s your emergency?” they probably weren’t expecting the reply. It seems that a 21-year-old woman from Quebec had spent the night gambling at the Shoreline Casino and suddenly she realized…

Spring is here, spring is here, spring is here.  I figure maybe if I use the word spring enough, that maybe spring will come, and warmer weather will spring forth, flowers will spring up and springs will thaw out. I just looked outside, and it seems to be working.  During last week’s snowstorm, someone asked…

What makes the difference between simple vandalism and a hate crime?  This past weekend, Easter weekend, two Catholic churches were defaced with misspelt obscenities profaning the name of Jesus. A couple of things I noted. The first was the lack of interest from the media. Apparently, a church being defaced isn’t as newsworthy as a…

How responsible are we for our bad behaviour? Tyler Hatch of British Columbia has recently filed a lawsuit against the B.C. Lottery Corp (BCLC) claiming they failed to intervene in the gambling addiction that cost him over half a million dollars. Hatch’s suit alleges “As a result of his compulsive gambling addiction and the failure of…

I was reading an article on Cross-Cultural Church Planting awhile back and came across a statement that read, “America has the second largest African American population next to Nigeria.” Maybe I’m just being picky, but my first question was; how many African Americans do they have in Nigeria? It’s interesting how our language changes and…

Have I mentioned lately how much I hate winter? My mother says I have always hated winter but that's not true. There were four years that I kind of enjoyed winter. Of course, those were the four years that we spent in Australia. And the past couple of storms haven’t helped. However, there are a…