On the road – random raves
On the road – random raves
Michelle and I are on the road. We’re spending six weeks in New Zealand.
We are wrestling with internet access, making travel plans on the fly and finding our way in a new country.
One of the first things we had to do is get adjusted to the time [...]
Two rights make a WOW!
The Miramichi Regional Hospital Foundation held its annual gala Saturday night. The Rodd Miramichi Inn manager, Jim Gertridge, gave its annual donation of $5,000 which is very, very generous. The Highland Society donated $10,000 which is also amazing. The gala also honoured the memory of Jack Estey who was a constant supporter, personally and [...]
Pathetic Chatelaine statistics
“Chatelaine” magazine’s February issue contains the results of their first sex survey ever. Almost 4,000 women responded. 53% of them said they want more sex. 5% have at least tried group sex. 20% of them have enjoyed a purely sexual relationship. 69% would rather spend the day at a nude beach than have a [...]
No justice for Latimer
Robert Latimer was refused day parole this week after seven years in prison. Latimer killed his 12-year-old daughter Tracy with carbon monoxide gas in his truck.
Tracy had cerebral palsy, was severely mentally handicapped and suffered horribly from constant cramps so strong they sometimes broke her feeble bones. Doctors had proposed amputating her limbs [...]
Tell the story of you
Remembrance Day made me think of my Grandpa Cadogan, as it always does. His father moved the family from Wales to New Zealand when he was a baby. To avoid being apprenticed as a Jackaroo (sheep herder) he ran away to sea at 14.
He fought in the Boer War and WW I where [...]