I spent part of last week travelling. I got a good deal on a ticket to Atlanta Georgia that went by way of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and saved $150.00 over a more direct flight. But it wasn’t just a trip to see how much of the Eastern Seaboard I could cover in one day. It…
Gently, Gently
I cringed when I saw it fall on the TV news. It seemed so.., so disrespectful,... just not right. I couldn’t believe they allowed to happen. But I suppose, how do you stop such a thing from happening once events have been set in motion. In case you’re wondering, it was the report that the…
Good Bye Jack
Penn of DennIf Jack Layton had of had as many supporters in life as he had in death we would have buried the Prime Minister and not the Leader of the Opposition on Saturday. But isn’t that always the way? Over the past few months we’ve closed two of our rural churches on the district…
Lessons from a Cruise
Angela and I are waiting for our shuttle to pick us up in Seattle to take us to our Alaskian Cruise, this will be our fifth cruise. Cruising started as a celebration of our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary and has become a priority in our lives, or an obsession, depending on your perspective.This year during a…
The cost of Cheating
What’s the cost of cheating on your wife? Apparently $7,000.00 and a reduction in rank. At least that was the cost in the case of Retired Brigadier-general Daniel Menard now Retired Colonel Daniel Menard. I’m not even sure that the punishment was for having an affair or if it was for having an affair with…
What Type of Christian was that?
A mad man goes off the rails, slaughters dozens of people and the media describe him as a conservative or fundamental Christian. I don’t know how many times I've heard or read that statement. Now I know how moderate Muslims feel when terrorists are identified as Muslims. But in reality, Anders Behring Breivik, referred to…
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Imagine finding your million-dollar lottery ticket on August 7th and then realizing that it had expired on August 6th. Could happen. Atlantic Lottery spokeswoman, Sarah MacBeath, was commenting on a Lotto Max ticket that has been unclaimed since last August and said, “We are really hoping that someone can come forward. Sometimes people put tickets…
A Royal Meeting
Will and Kate are wrapping up their visit and by all accounts they took Canada and the States by storm. Unless you have been living under a rock then you know that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been on a belated, extended honeymoon. Their journey has taken them from PEI to Nunavut to…
A Sale on Sin
On my way to Beulah I saw an interesting store in Salisbury NB, it was a New Brunswick Liquor Clearance Centre? A clearance centre for booze! Interesting. And it got me thinking. I was wondering; will the savings carry over to the cost that alcohol has on society and families. I mean if someone saves…
Beware the Crowd
Do you ever watch things that make you scratch your head? A couple of weeks ago I saw some of the footage from the riots that ripped through Vancouver after the Stanley Cup. Bizarre, what were they thinking? Apparently they weren't. I mean really, what would cause rational human beings to react that way? And…