Did you see the space station fly overhead last Tuesday night? It was really cool! It was a gorgeous night; not a cloud in the sky, a zillion stars overhead and right on cue, the International space station arrived chasing the shuttle across the evening sky.As Angela, Ruth and I stood staring up at the…
Save a Life. . . or Two
Penn of DennDid you hear about the homeless man in Winnipeg, who jumped into the Red River and saved a drowning victim? Twice! It seems that Faron Hall was on the riverbank last week, when 19 year old Tara Beardy began to struggle with the current after diving into the eight metre deep water. The…
It seemed like a good idea
I read a great news article a while back. A man in Kansas City, by the name of Wesley Fitzpatrick, applied for a temporary restraining order against a female whom he said was stalking him. Fitzpatrick claimed that she was making him, "scared and depressed and in fear of my freedom." The restraining order was…
Mourning?
Penn of DennLast Friday morning, I heard a radio newscaster state, " The world is mourning the loss of the king of pop!" Wow, I thought, I must be a horrible person, if the entire world was mourning the death of Michael Jackson and I wasn't feeling bad at all. So I checked with friends…
A Change of Vision
Who would have thought there could be that much of a change? I was travelling the other day and decided to stop and use the restroom and grab a coffee. So I stopped at an Irving station, after all Irving stations are renowned for their clean restrooms. Apparently, this particular station hadn't gotten the memo…
Watch the Signs
Penn of DennI read an article that Golden and District Search and Rescue Association, (GADSAR), a non-profit, volunteer based, search and rescue group from British Columbia, has suspended operations recently after being named in a recent lawsuit.Apparently, Quebec skier Gilles Blackburn, is seeking damages after he and his late wife spent 9 days lost in…
It’s about the Fruit
Penn of DennWell, it has been a disappointing couple of weeks. Not anything earth shattering, but still. . . First Mel Gibson announced that he was divorcing his wife of 28 years and that his Russian girlfriend was pregnant.Then singing sensation Susan Boyle, of Britain's Got Talent fame, goes ballistic and cusses out a couple…
How much is enough?
Penn of DennIn a recent article on "Corporate Greed", Michael Lazaridis, CEO of Research in Motion, was named as Canada's highest paid top executive, with a salary of $51,515,518.00 in 2007. In case you missed that number, I will spell it out for you; fifty-one million, five hundred and fifteen thousand, five hundred and eighteen…
Things to be thankful for.
Penn of DennHopefully you didn't have the opportunity to observe the Church sign this past Monday. Apparently, during the wee hours of the morning some industrious vandals took the opportunity to change the lettering on our church sign from an announcement about our summer day camps to various profanities. I discovered their work when I…
Coming Home
Penn of DennYou gotta love a happy ending. I'm sure you've all heard how the cat came back. I read an article the other day about a pup who had run away from her Texas home eight years ago who was returned last week. It appears "Dancer" had been found by a musician wandering in…