Lending a Hand
Canadians are a generous bunch. Especially at this time of year, when our biggest problems are disposing of wrapping paper and figuring out where...
Bah Humbug
I love Christmas. I love the lights, and the tree, and the turkey, and the story, and the candlelight service, and being with family.
What...
A Voice from the Past
As the first week of school is upon us, I thought it might be helpful to have an educational “reality check”, and ask an...
No More Dads
There’s an interesting, albeit heartbreaking, lawsuit in the United States right now. The National Center for Men is suing on behalf of Matt Dubay,...
Wishful Economics 101
Modern economic practice involves a lot of wishful thinking. Many politicians believe that you can spend billions bailing out car companies and auto unions,...
Retiring from Retirement
A few weeks ago, in a column about people’s pathetic lack of financial planning, I stated that if everybody had a little more forethought...
September Resolutions
New Year’s Resolutions are traditionally made, and broken, in January. My resolutions, though, tend to rear their ugly heads in September. That’s when I...
Family Values: Evil and Odd
Around or about 1665, Sir Isaac Newton, so the story goes, was resting outside under an apple tree, when a big red one landed...
Your Child’s Expert
I spent a week last summer reminding myself why I hated being a teenager. I was working as office manager at a camp while...
When Evil Arrives
In the movie Ghostbusters, an evil spirit is itching to tear up Manhattan. It asks our three intrepid scientists what form the spirit should...
Is University Overrated?
With keen university students across the nation participating in gruesome Frosh Week activities this week, I decided a thought experiment on the value of...
Sticks and Stones
Early in last year’s movie The Holiday, Cameron Diaz’ character discovers her boyfriend is having an affair. She responds by popping him twice in...
Family Values: Education is Not Always the Answer
Many in our society are living in a fantasy world that they desperately want to preserve, and that fantasy revolves around the premise that...
Weeping with those who Weep
Ever since 9/11 I’ve developed a bit of a callous streak. When I hear of whole people groups turning to violence over and over...
Kindness Is as Kindness Does
In our homeschool lately we have been trying to sum up famous people by their best-known sayings. “I have a dream!” (Martin Luther King...
