I was on my way back from my trip to Peru last week and we had a three hour layover in Dallas on November 22, 50 years since the assassination of John Kennedy.  And it was cold.  Not cool….. cold.  When we flew in it was 3 degrees Celsius and raining, it was warmer in…

Defining  moments.  Do you  ever think about the defining moments in your life? You know, the big things that make you stop and think about life. A couple of the defining moments for our generation, celebrated (if you can use that word) major anniversaries this past week. The assassination of John F. Kennedy happened fifty…

I was on my way to South Carolina the other day and I started my flight doing something I haven't done in a long time.  I actually listened to the airline's safety spiel. It was kind of interesting.  The first thing that captured my attention was the seat belt demonstration.  Now I don't want to…

I cringed the other day while watching the news and it was reported that the youth pastor at a nearby Baptist church had been arrested and charged for possessing and accessing child pornography.  Sin is sin but it seems like some sins are more reprehensible than others, at least in the eyes of many.  If…

Hundreds gathered for a Candlelight vigil this past Saturday night in the small town of Berwick.  The public outpouring of grief wasn’t for an actor or pop star. It was for 62 year old Harley Lawrence, a homeless man who died last week when the bus shelter he was sleeping in caught, (was set?) on…

Weird things in the news lately, I mean weirder than usual.  In the last week, two rare oarfish have washed up on a beach in California.  You might be wondering what an oarfish is, so was I.  They are like giant eels with a pug face.  The two that washed up were fourteen and eighteen…

Angela and I were marvelling at the autumn colours last week as we drove along the highway. The woods were a kaleidoscope of colours, no two the same. It wasn’t hard to imagine Jack Frost painting each leaf individually.One of the many things we missed during our time in Australia was fall colours. As beautiful…

I was part of democracy in action this week. Not only did I vote but I also worked on Election Day as the Supervising Deputy Returning Officer, which isn't nearly as important as it sounds.Pretty good gig, all in all, I was paid by Elections Nova Scotia to welcome people to Cornerstone.  During those twelve…

It’s not what you mean, it’s what people think you mean.  Sometime ago, I read a story, and I can in no way vouch for its veracity, about a woman who misunderstood what” LOL” stood for.  She thought the acronym meant “lots of love” and in many instances that would work.  However when responding to…

Perhaps you have heard the radio ad where the young lady is telling us the things she learned from her mother and number one on the list is “It’s more important to be nice than to be right.”  Really?  I think that being nice is. . . well nice.   But I think that if you…