Cereal Bowls and Super Bowls In just two more days I get to knock another item off of my bucket list. I am going to the Super Bowl in Dallas Texas, and although my beloved Patriots will not be participating, for football enthusiasts, this is the equivalent to Muslims making the pilgrimage to Mecca or…
Love to see the snow I arrived back in Canada after attending meetings all week in Mexico. Going from plus 31 to minus 27 is quite a stretch. The best part of coming back rested is having a positive and upbeat attitude. There is so much poverty in other countries and to arrive in New…
Game On Today was a hard day as we sent the boys back to university for another term. It was like September all over again but today was a bit easier in the sense that we enjoyed the past few weeks and the old adage that “absence makes the heart grow fonder”, holds true. It…
Footprints in the snow As I walked through the crusted snow, this Sunday morning, I was venturing to look for garland to finish some Christmas decorating that I had started the previous weekend. At that moment, a thought went through my head. I remember walking on similar snow, on this exact date 28 years earlier…
Joy to the World As I travel throughout the province these past few weeks, I see the landscape changing before my eyes. The dark and gloomy days, that are associated with fewer daylight hours, have been transformed by what we call Christmas light season. Thank goodness, most people actually waited until December before lighting up.…
Cats in the Cradle I had the opportunity tonight to have a client come to my office with his 17-month-old son and I watched in amazement as the little guy explored, laughed and finally had a # 2 which left a lasting impression. I remember those days so well and as we talked, we discussed…
Round is a shape You know, it just does not get any easier now does it. You get older and gravity takes over and you end up with junk in your trunk or a hump where there is not suppose to be one. Of course, I am talking about the struggle to stay healthy and…
Time for a change Although we gained an extra hour of sleep with the recent time change, this is one of the most difficult adjustments for me to make every single year. The thoughts of going to work when it is dark and returning home in darkness seem to set me into a bit of…
Try it for just one day Another year in my life begins today and it forces me to reflect on who I am and where I have been. We are living in a world of change and I myself, much like many other people have seen the world turn upside down before my eyes. Good…
Community at it’s finest As I sat and listened to the eulogy at a funeral for a classmate, neighbor, and friend, I looked around and saw a community that was held together by something stronger than the same postal code. These were middle class, blue collar people whose community had seen better days and today…