When we think about death, we often think about what will happen to us after we have died.  But it is more important to think about what will happen to those we leave behind. The way we die has a deep and lasting effect on those who stay alive.  It will be easier for our family... Continue Reading →

Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.  ~ Peter De Vries Back in April I wrote a couple of blogs about the fact that I had gained considerable weight. I set out at that time on a journey to lose 55 pounds by the end of 2011. I had no illusions... Continue Reading →

Last night there was a preseason NHL Hockey game between the Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings in London, Ontario at the John Labatt Center. The game went to a shootout. One of the shooters was Flyer forward Wayne Simmonds. Now, Simmonds was a big offseason acquisition in a blockbuster trade with the Los Angeles... Continue Reading →

NOTE: This Blog was written on September 21 while Troy Davis was being excecuted.  "The death penalty is a poor person's issue. Always remember that: after all the rhetoric that goes on in the legislative assemblies, in the end, when the deck is cast out, it is the poor who are selected to die in... Continue Reading →

Have you watched images of famine in Africa and wished you could do something to help? Have you ever cried at the sight of children and families swept away by tsunamis in Japan or Southeast Asia? Have you found yourself seeking a way to do something but feel that you are too far removed? Perhaps... Continue Reading →