When should journalists report on the personal affairs of politicians? It is a good question to which the answer reveals much about the person responding and the state of the society they are living in. I came to age during the Clinton White House sex scandal [https://en.wikipedia.org/…
Let's go back to the 1990s, specifically to the once great festival of shopping - Boxing Day. The big box store is not yet fully dominant, just-in-time efficient delivery with minimal on-hand stock is not yet dominant either. Now, I'm going to sound like an old man saying I walked…
Despite my attempts at deflection, it was apparent that I was the imposter playing St. Nicholas instead of Santa Claus.…
Meals with friends, carols at St. Patrick's Church, and more camaraderie with friends - these are the Christmas Eve traditions are important to me. The friends I see, the community I'm part of, all come together on this day. It starts with Christmas Eve day lunch. My friends gather, as…
Working from home, again. I'll miss the office, again.…
Ford wishes to be liked, wishes to be popular. Instead, he is increasingly unpopular as the population grows more frustrated for various reasons. Few are pleased with half-measures and indecisiveness.…
I spent the summer of 2003 posted to the Infantry School at CFB Gagetown. There I served alongside many who already complete a tour in Afghanistan, many who would go to Afghanistan, and sadly some who would not return home from Afghanistan. I've been thinking much the past few days…
A playlist is often more than songs, much as songs are more than words. They stir emotions, enable us to relive memories, and to relief our stresses. I listened to President-elect Joe Biden's speech tonight. His writers decision to include references to the devotional Christian hymn On Eagles Wings was…