After 3 weeks and 3,400 km we are home again. This is why we travel, said my wife: for the pleasure of coming home. We mostly went to places we'd been before and it hasn't been that long since we were last in B.C.
One of the unintended consequences of retirement is that you are no longer able to take vacations. Your whole life is a vacation! Stay up late, sleep late, lose track of the day and date, go from one exciting leisure activity to the next! That is your life. Well, it
In William Shakespeare's 1591 play Henry VI, Part 2, a minor character named "Dick the Butcher" spoke words that, like so many of Shakespeare's words, continue to be part of our popular culture today. Dick said "The first thing we do, let'
Last week the government of Alberta floated the idea that Alberta will consider establishing its own system of immigration "permits" to control who gets to come here. The reasoning behind this is that although immigration is the responsibility of the federal government, the costs of social programs used
I think I'm pretty good at retiring. Tried it twice, nailed it both times. Being retired, that was harder. Much harder. In 2015 I retired from the practice of law after 34 years. Gave up my license and desk and walked away. 10 months later I was banging
Many years ago (40 or more) a Charlie Daniels song came on the radio as I was driving. Blair was strapped into his car seat in the back, 2 or 3 years old. I heard Blair singing the words describing a fiddling contest between Johnny and the Devil taking place
Our young friend Ella and her sister Penny scored scholarships to play NCAA Division 1 Water Polo at a university in Northern California. They are they only people from Stony Plain playing on one of the 34 Div 1 teams in the US, and so far as I can tell
Good health, resources and friends are 3 essentials you need to enjoy some of the best public golf in the world. A patient (or at least tolerant) spouse is another. I will offer some opinions if you’re wondering where to take your game. Opinions about a golf course are
In 2007 we became “snowbirds” – Canadians who come to the southern United States periodically to avoid the harsh Canadian winters. Over the past 18 years we have come to appreciate much that California offers: friendly winter weather, convenient access, stable communities and surroundings that are interesting and beautiful. We have
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