There are the same number of Jedi Knights as there are Wesleyans! Well, that’s not entirely true, there are the same number of Jedi across Canada as there are Wesleyans in Atlantic Canada. But still. . . They are in decline and while some are quick to offer up reasons, nobody is offering up solutions. …
Who am I?
It just took two digits and all of a sudden I wasn't who I thought I was. The other day I was topping up my “Mac Pass” and the “customer service” rep informed me that either my pass didn't belong to me or I wasn't who I said I was. Well I knew the pass…
Proud to be a Christian. . .eh
I learned two things this week that I didn’t know before. Even though I am not a sports fan I am aware that Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play professional baseball in the Major Leagues in the States. And I even knew that before they started promoting the movie “42”. What I…
A Little Good News, Please.
I need to say from the beginning that I feel that the bombing in Boston last week was a tragedy. But, did I have to hear about it every time I turned on the television or looked at a newspaper? It is because of the news coverage of events like this that people feel the…
Not Safe Box
They thought their valuables were safe. After all, they paid to make sure they were kept safe, and the things they kept their valuables in were called “safe deposit boxes.” Which I’m sure led people to believe that the items they stored in their “safe deposit boxes” would actually be safe. And different people had…
End Thinkism!
I hope I’m not a thinkist. “And what” you may be asking “is a thinkist?” Well the short answer is someone who suffers from thinkism. And what is thinkism? I recently discovered the concept of thinkism in a novel by James Grippando and I am now committed to avoiding being a thinkist. Today it is…
They want his Bones back
They want his bones back! You may recall the story from February; remains discovered under a parking lot in Leicester in 2012 were confirmed to be the bones of King Richard III, the last of the House of York. Over five hundred years ago, Richard died in the Battle of Bosworth and the location of…
You are praying for what?
I was talking to a friend the other day and they told me that they were praying that they would win the Rav 4 that Tim Horton’s is giving away. I would suspect that they aren’t the only one who is praying that their Rim will be the lucky one. The percentage of Canadians praying…
First Day of Spring and Other Fallacies
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. In anticipation of Old Man winter…
#blacksmoke #pope
Is it just me or is there more hype this time over the choosing of the Pope than in the past? Every time I turn on the television or pick up the paper there seems to be another story about the conclave and the possible successor to Pope Benedict. It must feel good as a…