I was recently reminded of a story I read in a newspaper in April of 1985 (If you don’t know what a newspaper is, ask your parents). The story was about Galaxy Airlines Flight 203, which crashed in Reno Nevada on January 21, 1985.Seventy of the seventy-one passengers and crew died in the crash, the…
A Special Holiday
I heard a comment on the radio that intrigued me. The DJ was talking about the long weekend that was coming up and how it wasn’t just another long weekend. This was a very special long weekend because of what it represented. This is getting interesting, I thought.Then he added, “This holiday weekend is all…
When do we stop being. . .
This week, we had the opportunity to hear an old friend sing at the Scotia Bank Centre. Mike wasn’t the reason we were there. He was a bonus. Earlier in the fall, we had won tickets to see Boney M, a band from our past, and earlier this week, we discovered that Mike would be…
Just a little Petty
I don’t think of myself as petty or someone who carries a grudge until the other day when I realized I still don’t buy Heinz ketchup and will probably never own another Mazda. The Heinz ketchup thing goes back to when Heinz closed their factory in Leamington, Ontario, in 2016 and moved their Ketchup making…
You Did What?
I didn’t know whether to be flattered or offended. A while back, I received an e-mail from a preacher asking for my forgiveness. And I wasn’t sure that he had done anything to me that I could forgive him for. Apparently, he had preached some of my messages and had passed them off as his…
Citizens of Heaven
Live as Citizens of Heaven Can you remember the last time you received a letter? A letter, not an email but a letter? And not a letter from the CRA or your bank, but a personal letter. A letter from a friend, delivered in an envelope, with a stamp by Canada Post? Seriously, have you…
The Truth about Toasters.
Does the name Alan MacMasters ring a bell? It should. He invented the electric toaster. It’s true. He has been named as the inventor of the toaster in more than a dozen books. Wikipedia credits him with the invention, along with articles published worldwide. He was kind of a hero in his native Scotland, and…
What’s Its legacy?
On the last full day of our trip, we visited Highclere Castle. Which is a beautiful estate encompassing 5,000 acres. Its history goes back to 749, and as we toured the estate, I discovered some remarkable things from its past. At Highclere, the Fourth Earl of Carnarvon helped draft the BNA act with Sir John…
A Fisherman’s Tale
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Can You Hear Me Now?
Some news stories have the Penn written all over them. Last month, a man became lost while hiking on Mount Elbert, Colorado’s tallest mountain. After the man failed to return when he was supposed to, Lake County Search and Rescue (LCSAR) was called in and searched through the night to no avail. In an attempt to…