“For pottage and puddings and custards and pies Our pumpkins and parsnips are common supplies, We have pumpkins at morning and pumpkins at noon, If it were not for pumpkins, we should be undoon.” – Pilgrim verse, circa 1633 With Thanksgiving here, I thought about old traditions that seem to continue each year, and […]
Let your voice be heard and Vote I contend that for a nation to try and tax itself into prosperity, is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. […]
WHAT’S GOING ON Mother, mother, there’s too many of you crying, Brother, brother, brother, there’s far too many of you dying, You know we’ve got to find a way, to bring some lovin’ here today, Father, father We don’t need to escalate, You see, war is not the answer, For only love can conquer hate, […]
What’s with all the rubber on the road?? Life in the fast lane, surely make you lose your mind, Life in the fast lane The Eagles I’ve noticed a certain phenomenon lately in respect to our roads and it’s not the bike lanes or the revamping of perfectly functioning roads and turning them into […]
At times when things seem overwhelming, FRIENDS step in and support…purely out of love Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an association and has been studied in academic fields such as communication, sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and philosophy. Wikipedia I know I have […]
Saturnina Island Preserved as a Park It was my pleasure to have the opportunity to sell Saturnina Island to the BC Parks Foundation which will protect the island, which is a few minutes by boat from Gabriola Island, for all to use and enjoy as a park forever!!! June 29th was a wonderful, day where […]
“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.” – Umberto Eco, Foucault’s Pendulum I hope that you enjoy this week’s article which I dedicate to Father’s Day this coming Sunday about what the […]
A couple of weeks late but May was Older Americans Month. Guess I forgot, but then I am old!!!! This formal recognition of the chronologically gifted began with President John F. Kennedy in 1963, when he designated May as Senior Citizens Month. Back then, only 17 million Americans reached their 65th birthday. Today more than […]
POPEYE the Sailor Man Really Existed His real name was Frank “Rocky” Fiegel. He was born in 1868 in Poland and, as a child, immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled down in a small town in Illinois. As a young man, Rocky went to sea. After a 20-year career as a […]
The wonderful world of cards This past weekend my wife and I went to our friends’ home for a wonderful dinner and were asked if we wanted to play Canasta. My wife said that I didn’t play cards, but I said I would give it a try and we had a really great time and […]