December 1st, 2021, I boarded WestJet, leaving Manitoba behind in a flurry of snow, sleet and ice for the next four months. This was probably my twentieth trip to PV, but never have I prepared to stay anywhere for four months, much less Puerto Vallarta. The thought that […]
The Circle of Life website went live June, 2021. It was designed to be informative and to advocate for the two most vulnerable segments of our society, the very young and the very old. It is interesting that the abilities learned in early life are the very ones […]
Today I was again thumbing through Dave Williamson’s 2012 illustrated history of RRC, Changing People’s Lives. So many memories, but—sorry Dave—so many gaps. The book does mention Dave’s 2001 anointing as “Prince of Princess” . But that rather disingenuous footnote masks a darker little secret. To a little […]
I was only 13, born in Mimico at the tail end of The Depression and the beginning of World War II. Mimico was a village along the shores of Lake Ontario near Toronto, the setting for CBC’s hit series Murdock Mysteries. In that time and place, kids made […]
Ron Blicq’s delightful piece, A Pub Supper, reminded me of an invitation extended to me in May of 2005. In my case, it was while I was finishing up my Masters in Education at the University of Burgundy in Dijon, France. As in Ron’s story, spirits and snacks […]
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