Biblical metaphors, spiritual reflections, and moral insights rooted in Christian teachings.
There’s nothing sadder than when someone who used to be so passionate and exuberant about something extremely important to them loses the fire they once had, and becomes ‘just like’ everybody else. I ought to know. It happened to me. I find it fascinating how if we really want something bad enough,we will often eventually […]
What Happened? Did Your Balls Drop Off? Read More »
It was a dark and stormy November night back in the year of 1979. November 17th, to be exact. It was the night that the mini series ‘Salem’s Lot’ was unleashed upon an unsuspecting North American television viewing audience. It was based on a novel written in 1975 by none other than the one and
“I’m a Priest!” So What? Read More »
This may be a crazy question, but have you ever been around someone who seems to be determined to ‘Destroy’ you, no matter what the cost? Let me assure you, it ain’t a whole hell of a lot of fun. No matter what you say or do, it seems as though you have become a
Isn’t it a shame when certain things that really should not have been gone out of vogue ended up being doing so on account of a few snivellers? It seems as though it is always a handful of crybabies that end up squawking the loudest, and ruining it for the rest of us who were
“It will be bold, dramatic, heroic” These are the words of the hilarious little character known as Edna Mode, aka “E”, from the smash hit Disney/Pixar movie ‘The incredibles’, which was released November 4th, 2004 to a highly appreciative North American audience. The context of these words is when the Superhero ‘Mr. Incredible’ approached Edna,
It was early September of the year 1979. Me and my good friend Sharmon Shintani decided to head to the theater to see the re-release of ‘Star Wars’, arguably the greatest sci-fi adventure fantasy of all time. Before we hit the theater, we stopped in at a ‘Mr. Submarine’ on Ontario Street in St. Catharines
‘The Kingdom Strikes Back’ Read More »
There is a saying, ‘Victory has a thousand fathers, but failure is an orphan’. John F. Kennedy modified that slightly in the aftermath of the ill fated ‘Bay of Pigs’ invasion by saying “Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan”. I’m pretty sure at that point in his presidency he was definitely
Too Many ‘Chiefs’. Not Enough ‘Braves’ Read More »
“And he, he himself…The Grinch…carved the Roast Beast” I had an interesting interaction with my landlady this morning as I was about to step out for a bit. After exchanging the usual morning pleasantries, she asked me what I was up to. Well, knowing this lady, I knew that this probably was not going to
Scrooges and Grinches Read More »
The date was October 2nd, 1989. I had just gotten hired by a corporation known as the ‘Town of Lincoln’. It was one of those types of jobs that many guys, and a few girls my age would have loved to have. It would have been considered a ‘lifetime’ job, with good benefits and a
I Don’t Take Orders From ‘Red Hats’ Read More »