Just sitting in the heat a few days ago turned me from the happy, uncomplaining fellow most people…
Life-wise
The sky is falling, cried Chicken Little
I heard it first from my brother back in 1947, "The sun is dying," he said. "It will…
A champion of free speech emerges
In two previous columns, I dealt with the issue of the attack on free speech by Canadian Human…
When Gremlins invade the press room
For whatever reason the final paragraph of my May 30 column never made it into print. I typically…
Before you vote, take note
Like it or not, we face another election. What factors will you use to make your voting decision?…
Step aside
Just about everybody I know has an opinion on fixing the economy. When it comes to economic issues,…
The best of times
How do I feel? Excited? Ebullient? Exuberant? All of those enthusiastic emotions and a lot more. In…
The bare facts
“Three naked men jumped from the airplane,” my son said just as if it happened every…
Galloping horses and stray bullets
Last column, I wrote about the dangers prairie kids faced getting to school in midwinter 60 or…
Let them eat cake
Some years ago, I wrote a column that cited statistics suggesting 78% of Canadians believe hunger…
It’s party time
Decades ago, future stenographers practiced their touch typing by using the line: "Now is the…
Changing for the sake of change
As a normal result of getting older, almost any comment about change in society sends me spinning…
Beware: here comes the Kindle
I clearly remember the first time I saw television. I stood at the window of a radio shop watching…
Absolute worst poet in Canada
As a writer, I have tried my hand at many literary genre. That includes technical books, news…
Memory
As we grow older, memory begins to stagger and then to lose its grip. You’d think that…