Chicken dance with Sandy
Michelle and I, heading for Florida, wound up on the edge of, and then touring, some of the area hit by the confluence of Hurricane Sandy and another storm moving in from the west. We got to Windsor Locks, near Hartford, on Sunday, October 28, before we learned that the storm was building and turning […]
Bilingualism, biculturalism bottom line
I dream of a New Brunswick which is, truly bilingual and multicultural. In my fantasy, every child in the province would learn in English and French from day one of school, including kindergarten. Books, magazines, cartoons, movies, and music in both languages would be part of the daily routine. Every student graduate of a New […]
Holocaust understood
For most of my life, I have been trying to understand how so many normal human beings allowed the WW II Holocaust to happen. I could not imagine a person going to work every day abusing, torturing and killing helpless men, women and children and then going home, eating dinner and getting a good night’s […]
Dogs bark and the caravan moves on
Brigette DePape, a page in Canada’s Senate, held up a “Stop Harper” sign in the aisle in front of the speaker during the throne speech on Friday. She was hustled out of the chamber and promptly fired. The government had been so clear in advance about what would be in the speech, her action was […]
McKenna gives but we don’t
Former premier of New Brunswick and Canadian ambassador the U.S.,Frank McKenna and his wife Julie donated $1,000,000 to encourage and provide mentorship for entrepreneurs here. Frank referred to it as giving back to the community that provided him his first experiences in law, business and politics. Obviously Frank has done well. He is currently the […]
The thrifty gene and obesity
Delancey Place (delanceyplace.com) offers an excerpt from a non-fiction book each day. Recently there was an item, from Michael Pollan’s “The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals”. David Wallerstein invented super-sizing. He discovered that customers would choose supersized orders of popcorn and drinks when they would not choose a two-for-one offer. Wallerstein went […]
Annie reveals the answer
Our grand daughter, Annie Elizabeth Cline was born on April 10, 2010. Until now, I have not written, in any detail, how I feel about that. That is just one of the surprises her first year have brought. There were some issues to sort out but they were insignificant. One was that everyone expects a […]
Hunting stories from the salon
I got an entirely different perspective on hunting season at the hair salon yesterday. What am I doing in a hair salon, you ask? If you had ever seen Niki, you would not ask. Actually, that is not the whole reason but it will do for now. For years I had enjoyed, talked about and […]
Playing us for fools
Recently, there were several news stories about Russian aircraft closely skirting Canadian air space. The stories coincided with the announcement by the Conservative federal government that Canada will buy 65 new F-35 all purpose interceptors. The Liberals cried foul that the contract was being awarded to Lockeed Martin without going to tender. It was a […]
Ideas from the bottom
Big ideas and grand projects are not the only ones that make significant improvements in people’s lives. I heard of three small ideas and projects in the past week that impressed me with their initiative and compassion. The grandson of Miramichi friends works in a homeless shelter in Vancouver. One of the things they do […]
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