My cat gives me a celebratory headbump. Purring loudly, he licks my ear and half sniffs, half nibbles my lobe. Somehow, he knows I’m happy, and he’s glad to be a part of my joy. I’m happy because, at long last, I have completed my book. It only took twelve years, but here’s hoping … Continue reading I Wrote a Book!
If God is Dead, He Must Surely Have Died Trying to Fix the Jew vs Arab Problem
My reflections on the current crisis in the Middle East There are two groups of people and only one land. Neither group seems willing to share the land, and both believe it’s their right to keep it for themselves. Is one group more right than the other? Noa Tishby says Israel is more right than … Continue reading If God is Dead, He Must Surely Have Died Trying to Fix the Jew vs Arab Problem
In the Heart of the Sea
I was looking for something I couldn’t put down over Christmas break. I found it with In the Heart of the Sea, But be warned, it’s not exactly a feel-good story. Everybody has heard of Moby Dick, right? Crazy Sea Captain vs Angry Whale, this book is the true story that inspired Melville’s classic. The … Continue reading In the Heart of the Sea
Willie O’ree The NHL’s first black player
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ayw3j-100f777 He smashed through hockeys colour barrier. But that was only a small part of his accomplishment when you consider that he made the pro's blind in one eye! What a story!!!!
Why I Like Kim’s Convenience
Admittedly, I am late to the game on this one. I'm talking about a show that is 5 or 6 seasons old. But it's new to me. We as a family just recently learned of it and starting watching a couple of weeks ago. What's so special about Kim's Convenience that it has rocketed to … Continue reading Why I Like Kim’s Convenience
Destination: Hawaii, The Big Island
Everything good people say about Hawaii, is pretty much true. For a less touristy, less developed experience pick the big island. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l_LqPttrU8
Hallway Hockey, the Good Struggle
Blood oozes slightly from my son's skinned knee. He doesn't even notice it. Our knuckles are scraped, and welts have begun to form at various spots on our bodies. We don't care. He is at one end of the hallway; I am at the other. We eye each other, studying for flaws, weaknesses and gaps. … Continue reading Hallway Hockey, the Good Struggle
Destination: Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota
Mistin's Roots Tour! -- Both of us took a walk down memory lane re-tracing where Mistin grew up, where I spent most of my twenties, where we met and were married, and where we spent the first decade of our lives together. For those not interested in all the sentimental mumbo-jumbo there are lots of … Continue reading Destination: Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota
Destination Egypt (Red Sea)
Of course, there are the pyramids and all the history, but for me, the lasting joy was what I discovered under the water in the Red Sea. -- Pure Magic! Enjoy. https://vimeo.com/117758070 Marsa Alam a little gem in the south eastern part of Egypt
Spoiled children, flawed peacekeepers, and the corruptive nature of unchecked power
Her father believed in her, and it was precisely this confidence that propelled her into doing the impossible. For 30 years, she was the ruling monarch of one of the most powerful city-states in 14th century Italy, an incredible run when considering that most of the population could not even envision the concept of female … Continue reading Spoiled children, flawed peacekeepers, and the corruptive nature of unchecked power
Dennis A Wilkinson 