Nobody knows when it happened – but everyone knew that it had snowed during the night. It’s an excellent example of the legal term ‘circumstantial evidence’ – although you…
I’m told that one of the perks of being a grandfather is babysitting – except for when the occasion includes changing a diaper. It’s not that men CAN’T perform this…
The Ides of March had long stopped marching, and I had finally reconciled my heart and mind to the notion that ‘you can’t look back.’ I had returned to the…
In September 1981, I ran in the inaugural Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research. I was thirty-one years old and living the dream in Oshawa, Ontario. At that time,…
Today was going to be very special – I had everything ready except for checking my computer for new emails. Most nights I go to bed early but not before…
Sometimes a tiny, almost-invisible spark appears in a girl’s eye when she is about to say ‘yes’, but even the eldest boys at the dance often miss this important signal. As…
Dear Reader, Although I have been writing a blog (a journal of my stories) for several years, they haven’t always been with the same web-hosting company. I have changed hosting…
Okay, so maybe I haven’t hugged you (yet). But here are a few of the reasons why I hug people, dogs, cats, horses, cows and even the rare, elusive, flying squirrel…
The 12 clowns had just climbed out of the tiny VW Beetle and the crowd of screaming kids yelled out for more. I looked at the time – it was…
It’s early on Wednesday morning, and I am preparing Santa for his most painful official visit – to talk to the students of Nicomekl Elementary School in Langley. Visiting patients…
