I have a confession to make and I hope you don’t think less of me after I’m done; That’s right I love country music. I love listening to the new artists like Zack Brown, Carrie Underwood and Kenny Chesney and I love listening to the outlaws from the seventies like Willie and Waylon and Merle…
A Denn by Any Other Name
Twenty-Four years ago I added an “n” to my name. It was a whim, but I’ve never regretted it. Fifteen years before that I had removed the same “n” along with a “y” when I went from being Denny to being Den. And for fifteen years I had people correct my name, helpfully changing it…
A Tragedy
This is it, this year celebrates the 50th anniversary of one of the most important cultural icons of my youth. It was a life-changing discovery for me, one that defined my teens years. It wasn’t the founding of “intel” or Pierre Trudeau becoming Prime Minister of Canada. It was the introduction of “Two all-beef patties,…
A Story of Forgiveness
Do you like scary stories? I have never really been into scary movies, although I went to a couple as a teenager just to prove a point. And if you have to ask what that point is then you’ve never been a teenaged boy. And when Carrie’s hand came out of the grave at the…
A Story of Weeds
If I could grow flowers like I grow weeds we would have the most awesome gardens in Kingswood. I’ve kind of given up on weed control. I’m through, I quit, I’ve thrown in the towel, they’ve won. Ever since the municipality and then the province banned chemical weed control it’s been a losing battle. I’ve…
Choices equal Consequences
The bible teaches us to be careful because we will reap what we sow. That’s still a valuable life lesson for people to learn today, the concept that our personal choices have consequences. A Montreal woman recently posted negative comments on social media about her OBGYN, as well as calling the Doctor’s receptionist snooty, and…
The Story of a Seed
It was the end of August in 1979. I was a 19-year-old fisherman on the herring seiner Rali 2 out of Paspébiac, Quebec. Don’t ask why a crew from Saint John and Grand Manan were crewing a seiner from Quebec, it’s a long story. We had spent the summer in the Bay of Fundy and…
It’s Pretty Important for Me
A number of years ago, a friend of mine bought a book entitled, “The 100 Most Important Events In Christian History.” In the course of a conversation, he asked me what I would consider fit into that category. It didn’t take me very long to come to my conclusion, “My salvation”, I replied. And maybe…
Wisdom for the Ages
Recently I have found myself immersed in a book of wisdom. I’m sure Angela is growing tired of my constant interruptions as I regale her with yet another new discovery. As I read I am constantly thinking:” Wow!” “Amazing” & ”I didn’t know that.” Stories of great achievements by folks with obscure names and stories…
Be Careful What You Share
Perhaps you’ve seen some of the warnings and maybe you’ve even shared them. Many of the warnings have been showing up on Facebook and other social media. They involve Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO) and they are alarming and true. People are being warned that DHMO is used by the nuclear power industry, that it is used…