Category: Thoughts

For several weeks, thousands of protesters have been taking to the streets of Quebec, mostly in Montreal, to whine about planned tuition hikes in the province. Too bad it is frowned upon to spank kids because all of these whiny brats need a good whoopin! I cannot believe how messed up their thinking is but […]

With the Province of Alberta going to the polls on April 23, the rhetoric is resounding as usual and even though this blog goes around the world, I decided to address a local issue that involves everyone on the planet…prejudice in politics! What prompted this observation were two candidates for a relatively new and definitely […]

Since a percentage of my subscribers are outside Canada, this blog may mean nothing although the bigger picture rules do apply. This past weekend, the New Democratic Party (NDP) of Canada elected a new leader to replace the second- coming-of-god, Jack Layton, who died of Cancer in August of 2011, just months after he led […]

Told you that my two-in-a-row sreak of positive blogs would’t last long and this one could go so far the other way that I must warn you that I am going to get graphic so no children allowed for this one, okay? If you live in Canada, you can’t go a day these days without […]

As any of you who follow my blog know, I use it for my rant zone…a place to vent about what’s bugging me but for two entries in a row, I have nothing negative. This will not be a trend, just a coincidence. Darlene and I just returned from what can only be described as […]

So, I am having a very reflective week. We just returned from a very successful weekend in British Columbia helping Variety with their annual “Show of Hearts” telethon ($6.7 million was the final total). I have done a couple of television interviews for the fundraising gala I am speaking for this Saturday in support of […]

Let’s get something straight right off the top; the death of Whitney Houston deserves respect and condolences to her family and friends. I want to comment on the media frenzy surrounding yet another star dying directly because of addiction and the public’s fascination with it. When Whitney Houston first became known, just like most people, […]

This coming weekend (February 11-12) is a very special one for Darlene and I and not because of Valentines Day approaching (everyday is Valentines in our life!). It is time for the annual Variety telethon in support of handicapped kids and their families in British Columbia, Canada. I can’t remember which was my first but […]

So, a while back, I asked people to send inspirational energy through personal means, be it prayer, meditation or intention to my dear friend, Peter Loster. He was battling leukemia fuelled by radiation treatments for a brain tumor a few years back. Most of us believed he would win but sadly, I must tell you […]

So, it’s a little late for a “New Years” message but I have been a bit distracted. We had a very busy home over the Christmas holidays as our niece, Marcie (on Darlene’s side) and Rob got married on December 30th in Calgary. I have to be honest that I have a personal stigma affected […]