Don’t Bite The Dog Because He Bit You! I told Ed that it’s a new term for me, and I wondered if he had heard of “Cancel Culture” or “Call Out Culture?” He said, “No, I haven’t heard of either term, which…

Difficulty Parting With Stuff Could Be A Hoarding Disorder Being stuck at home because of the pandemic has made me face the truth that I need to do some painting. I have a new gallon of paint ready for needed touch-ups and…

Privacy: Telling A Nosy Person, “It’s None Of Your Business” Ed and I spoke yesterday about the need for both secrecy or privacy and transparency and accountability before others. There is often a thin line between how much others need to know…

Find New Truth Beyond Your Traditions And Beliefs It can be a challenge to become motivated about a new year. An old year like 2020 can continue to cause us indigestion in 2021. January always wobbles around on shaky legs trying to…

I Am Putting Getting Better To The Test In 2021 Ed, my old neighbor in Saskatchewan, scoffed at my plans for improved health in this new year. I am planning to become 44% improved in my memory, concentration, and focus. Ed, in…

Stretching Our Good Will for Peace in 2021 I told Ed, my old neighbor in Saskatchewan, that I did not want to hear any of his predictions for 2021. I will need quite a while in the new year to get over…

 Popular Candlelight Christmas Eve Carol Service Canceled “There will be no candlelight carol service at our church on Christmas Eve,” I told Ed yesterday. Of course, he has always said that candlelight services are popular because it is a way for everyone…

Just What I Don’t Want For Christmas This Year! As the days to Christmas wind down, an unwanted gift came our way. I told Ed yesterday that one of the secretaries at our church phoned to say she has tested positive for…

Waiting Is The Last Thing I Want To Do “The grandkids are waiting for Christmas in Edmonton like a raging bull,” Ed told me yesterday. His family there is not able to come to Melville for Christmas. Ed and Ruby can’t go…

Who Falls Asleep At The Wheel? “Things that happen just once can have deadly results,” I shared with Ed, my old friend in Saskatchewan. I think that most of us will admit to a little lapse of attention now and again when…