Last week I heard a teenage girl ask her father “Is Black Friday a holiday?” When he assured her that Black Friday was not a holiday and that she would have to be in school she seemed puzzled as she was sure that it was. After a little bit of back and forth he suggested…
Big Brother. . .
I received a letter in the mail the other day from the KIA dealer inviting me to trade my 2011 Rav4 in on a new KIA. So how did the KIA dealer know that I own a 2011 Rav4? When I open my browser I’m undulated with ads about things I have shown an interest…
They will know you by. . .
If it was attention that he wanted he certainly got it. If you’ve been following the news lately, you have probably heard the name Franck Gervais. He was the man who showed up at the Remembrance Day service in Ottawa in full military regalia claiming to be a retired member of an elite unit in…
Lest We Forget. . .
So what did you do on Tuesday? It was a beautiful day and for most of us a holiday, and I would suspect that a lot of yard work got done. But the reason we were given a day off was not to rake leaves as appealing as that may seem. Tuesday of course was…
Yuck or Maybe Not
Tuesday was garbage day in our subdivision and as I drove to work I noticed how unsightly it was. There were green bags, blue bags, household rubbish and a toilet at the ends of the driveways lining Kingswood Drive. Most garbage days I don’t really notice how nasty it looks, it’s become normal. But it…
It Seems to Make Good Sense
It just seems to make good sense. Last Sunday Cornerstone decided to embark on another adventure. Over the past several months your leadership team has been investigating ways to reduce our annual $16,000.00 power bill. And this isn’t a new thing, from the first power bill we ever received we have been trying to make…
. . . but doesn’t share well
It was bizarre. The other day I was working at the office annex (Tims), that wasn’t the bizarre part, when I noticed an older gentleman reading his morning newspaper. That wasn’t bizarre either, but after he finished each page he tore it in half and put it in a pile. That was bizarre. Most people…
Happy Thanksgiving
So, how was your Thanksgiving? We had a full house this year. Deborah and Stefan and the three girls were here along with our son Stephen. We did the traditional feast on Monday and will eat leftovers for a good part of the week. Thanksgiving was good, and we had a riot with the grandkids. …
Love thy Neighbour and turn down the Music
“I called the cops on a church!” Well, that made my ears perk up. I was working on my message at a Tim’s in the city the other day when I heard those words. I wasn’t exactly eavesdropping up to that point, but that quickly changed. According to the story that I overheard, the gentlemen…
Look Both Ways. . .
Seriously? A couple of weeks ago I was reading in the paper that city staff had recommended that Halifax should institute a pedestrian safety campaign to help reduce the number of car pedestrian accidents. Seriously? When I was three my mother taught me to look both ways before crossing the street and when I was…