Single-handedly solving nothing
This may prove to be nothing more than a testament to my ineptitude, but having lived here for 15 years and actively camping in these parts for 4 years I’m embarrassed to admit I had no idea this place existed. I’ve driven to Banff many times over those 15 years and it just never registered … Read more
Like I imagine most folks my age do I live in a near continual state of gratitude that smart phones and social media did not exist when I was a teenager or in university. There are some moments from my past that I’m elated remain nothing more than fading memories in the minds of myself … Read more
Christmas, among its many guises, is foremost a season of nostalgia. No other holiday draws from the well of tradition quite like Christmas. The gifts are more numerous, the lights are LED, the songs have been rearranged and the feast has truly become glutinous but all remain echoes of our own past and those of … Read more
I am cheap. I am. I admit it freely. I’d like nothing better than to say with the straight face of absolute conviction that I’m frugal, but I’m not. I’m cheap. I loathe spending money, be it the understandable indecision over the several hundred thousand dollar purchase price of a house or the less understandable … Read more
Does any group of public servant endure greater indignity than postal workers, in particular, mail delivery persons? Members of the Armed Forces are regaled with respect by a mostly grateful populace some of whom even dress their vehicles in bumper stickers and magnetic ribbons to emphasize their support. We may be envious of health worker … Read more