Editorial Cartoon: Stayed with Friends
Trudeau says, as many Canadians did, he stayed with friends over the holidays.
Pop 89: A little peace and quiet
“I had to leave for the library to find some peace and quiet,” I told my sister, returning to her house to work on this column.
Check It Out: Digital addiction - an under-discussed problem
While out for lunch at a restaurant, a wife watched her husband as he was preoccupied with his phone. When she suggested he was addicted…
Pop 89: But then, she’s Christian
I’m talking to one of the aides on the rehab ward where my father is recovering from a stroke. She’s telling me about another aide who has infinite patience and tenderness…
Check It Out: Wake up and smell the bacon
It was bedtime, and a young mom was reading the story “Sleeping Beauty” to her daughter. The little girl interrupted her mom and asked, “Did they try frying bacon to get her to wake up?”
Growing Through Grief: How are you really doing?
If you are someone who is grieving you have probably just come through a really tough round of emotional days and nights. It is a happy and jolly and festive time of year…
Pop 89: Epiphanies
My first exposure to “epiphany” was to The Epiphany, the night the three men wisely gifted baby Jesus. A personal “epiphany” happens when one is hit by a profound insight.
Check It Out: Helping those who have ‘gone through the wringer’
Listening to a millennial explain the phrase “gone through the wringer” was interesting. I’m old enough to know what a “wringer” is, but this fellow had no idea.
Check It Out: A look at homelessness and the working poor
This was a funny post I discovered on social media. It read: To the lady who flipped me off when I honked at you, your phone probably isn’t on top of your car anymore.
Pop 89: Thrown Together
I’ve heard family defined as the people who have to take you in when you wash up on the rocky shores of life. In 2010, when, in the midst of sporadic successes in my professional life…
Perspective from a Bus Driver’s review view mirror
As a school bus driver, I would like to explain something. My job is to transport your child from point A to point B safely, on time and ready to learn. That is all.