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…
Time Flies
In the past two weeks Angela and I celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary, my 51st birthday and our granddaughter's 1st birthday and in two weeks I will celebrate the 25th anniversary of my ordination, the day I got all Rev'd up. So in thinking of that, two things crossed my mind. The first was, "where…
Happy Father’s Day
So, what did you get your dad for Father's Day? An ugly tie, soap on a rope or a pair of socks. Luckily it was always your dad who said, "It's not the gift, it's the thought that counts." I trust that you've taken the time out to thank your father for everything he's done…
Whiter than White
I had forgotten how white, white was supposed to be, until I saw how white, white was again. Say that sentence real fast a few times! We had our house washed the other day and while I knew that it was a little grimy, it wasn't until the first section was finished and we could…
There We Went. . . Not!
What do you say when you've already said it all? It is interesting that Harold Camping and his followers have been conspicuously silent since the weekend came and went without all the true believers having come and gone. Not even an "oops" or "I'm sorry". And so millions of dollars were spent and who knows…
The End is Near (Again)
If you are able to read this again on Sunday, either he was wrong or you were. In case you haven't heard the Rapture is supposed to happen this Saturday at 6:00 p.m., Eastern time I presume. I have seen the billboards myself, once in Accra Ghana and then last week in Dartmouth so I…
Not a Prophet but. . .
I don't really consider myself a prophet, but (there's that pesky "but" again) five years ago I predicted that once the same sex marriage legislation was passed the courts would have to deal with polygamy, and here we are. For the past little while, the BC Supreme Court has been dealing with a case to…