“One Week” delivers the wake-up call we all need and reminds us what life is all about

First off, let me say that when it comes to movies, I’m probably about as picky as it gets. I don’t do frat humour, I don’t do stupid, check -your- brain- at- the-door action movies and I don’t do chick flicks.
I do however, enjoy a movie with a  real story, a real plot and credible actors who [...]

” The Suit” takes 16 day trip across Canada – just to get to Prince George

Normally it takes no longer than 3 or 4 days for mail to get from my home in Surrey, to my dad’s home in Prince George. It’s arrived in as little as two, and the longest might by 5 day, tops.
But I received the shock of my life recently when my dad called to tell me he [...]

The Suit

After spending a wonderful weekend celebrating the high school graduation of my daughter, much of the past two days have revolved around cleaning up the aftermath- packing away formal wear, cleaning up the 45 pairs of shoes littering my bedroom floor, vacuuming. Living in the moments are more important to me than dusting and tidying, so [...]

Aftermath

While in my kitchen Wednesday, washing dishes, I looked out into my backyard and saw a dandelion at least one foot tall, wagging it’s jaunty yellow head madly about in the wind.
Where the hell did that come from, I wondered. I honestly hadn’t noticed it before and I spend a good portion of the day in [...]

Don’t wait for your expiry date to run out… Read this account from a fellow blogger and then go live a little…

From www.swimupstreamlife.com, the site that helps me keep my head above water when I feel like I’m going it alone…in the opposite direction.
Thursday, February 26, 2009

4 months to live.

Today, I wanted to share a personal story. I hope you have the time to read it and think about how much you enjoy your life right [...]

Mountie involved in Dziekanski taser incident to make first appearance January 15th in Surrey provincial court.

A local RCMP officer will make his first appearance in Surrey Provincial Court on January 15th, where it is expected formal charges will be laid in relation to his involvement in a collision dating back to October 2008 where a young man dies at the scene – and the officer  in question was allegedly impaired.
Corporal Benjamin [...]

If you love your teens,watch this with them.

I met Greg Drew back in 2007 when I won the CKNW Talk Show Idol contest on CKNW 980. He was kind enough to join me on the final show to share with listeners his nightmare- one that is many parents worst fear. That call in the night, the policeman at your door.
Never has one [...]

Too late to post, and too tired

Hello everyone,
I usually do post Saturdays, but today was different. I attended a memorial service, and have spent much  of the day contemplating life as a result.
Why we wait until someone has died to share the special, trivial and sometimes unique moments that hold so much value in our thoughts, is beyond me. While we [...]

Is the Greyhound Murderer a Case for Capital Punishment or a symptom of inadequate Mental Health Care in our Nation?

While a majority of our nation is still entrenched in the unthinkable nature of the Greyhound Bus murder, I’m  thinking of justice.
Accused killer, Vince Weiguang Li, has been charged with second degree murder in the death of Tim McLean, and is being held in custody pending a court-ordered psychiatric assessment. Already there are cries that the charges are [...]

Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen

As I mentioned recently, my birthday is approaching soon, and I hear that its an astronomically lucky date this year. Thousands upon thousands of hopeful brides and grooms will be tying the knot that day in an effort to bless the conjugal union. I think it takes more than a mere date on a calender to make a marriage work, [...]