The question of freedom has taunted me for a while, specifically over the past couple of years, and these days, it seems, the images that crop up… Read more “Truckers, Pastors and Patriots: the fringe minority.”

Life’s events and occurrences truck along, sometimes, at a snails pace. But then, there are times when, it appears, they seem to grow exponentially, gathering steam until… Read more “Hiatus, and the STOP acronym”

It is January 6th and my son Rowan, just like every other healthy young person in British Columbia, is not allowed to attend school. Yet, yesterday I… Read more “Rowan’s graduation year: Masks, mandates, closures and meatless burgers at the beach.”

When I look up at the moon I think of all of the people who share this moment with me, and I do not feel alone. I… Read more “The Moon on a Sleepless night”

The term “side splitting humor” has never held more relevance than now, and as I stare at my Christmas tree for the first time since I bought… Read more “I Missed Christmas!: A thwarted holiday adventure.”

Dear littlest one, As I rushed you off to bed last night, wanting to secure you safe inside your covers as quickly as possible, so I could… Read more “Dear littlest one…”

After my friend Randy and I had finished our steak and kidney pie, downed the last of our pints and paid our 10 pounds each, we decided… Read more “Lost in Bristol: a backpackers journey home”

I see a day in the near future when all of us, our whole family, will be sitting around a pool, somewhere in Crystal beach Florida, perhaps… Read more “Greetings from sunny Florida: A nostalgic tale of … someday soon.”

The dinner table was more than a place to eat at our house; it was an institution. A place where the family gathered and broke bread, as… Read more “Sunday Roast and Yorkshire pudding: Dysfunctional tales from the supper table.”

Greetings family and friends! My eldest son, Dylan, recently started his own online business; putting together simple lifestyle programs for those in need of good coaching, but… Read more “Echo’s of an Underdog; lessons from the sidelines”