Do We Deserve Better From God? “It was hard to be content with our weather this week,” I told Ed yesterday. Every day that I wanted to get at trimming the shrubs around our condo building, the rain was determined to stop…

Getting Away Still Means Meeting The Treat Of Covid 19 I told Ed yesterday, “We now have the green light to travel within our province of British Columbia if we practice social distancing as we roam about.” It is good news as…

Some Stories Help Us See Hidden Meanings Yesterday, I told Ed that I was thinking of Aesop’s Fables for children. These stories by Aesop, a Greek slave of around 620 BC, convey messages hidden in the story. After each fable, Aesop would…

It Is Almost Time To Pay A Visit To The Recycling Center In Melville Saskatchewan, a few years back, the time would come for a showdown with my accumulated recyclables. Off I would go to Rail City to redeem cans, bottles, etc….

Being Denounced For Telling The Truth Some of us are good at getting in trouble for saying what others do not want to hear. Ed, my old neighbor in Saskatchewan, has the misconception that it is all about agreement and harmony in…

The Easiest Person To Deceive Is Oneself Ed and I can both remember when Flip Wilson used to claim, “The devil made me do it!” On his comedy television show Flip’s character, Geraldine repeatedly blamed the devil for every questionable decision she…