By the Chimney, With Care

The children are appropriately nestled. I’m not sure sugarplums are going to cut it though … they may have visions of Lego Rock Band for Wii dancing in their heads.
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

Over the Top

Remembrance Day is always an odd, conflicted time for me — as a confirmed pacifist who considers almost all wars stupid and wasteful, and also a confirmed softie who cries at “In Flanders Fields” and a variety of war-related triggers.
This makes me cry too. Nothing sums up the stupidity and tragedy of war better:
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Book Giveaway Update: Calling Mary!

Last week I ran a contest to give away a copy of Tina Chaulk’s new book A Few Kinds of Wrong.  The book was won by a blog-reader by the name of Mary Ward, but so far Mary hasn’t contacted me to let me know how to get the book to her.
Mary, if you’re reading, [...]

Our Real Thanksgiving Dinner

Like a lot of Canadians and Newfoundlanders, we aren’t as into celebrating Thanksgiving as our American friends, and it’s always been hit-or-miss in our family as to whether we have a big turkey dinner on Thanksgiving weekend or not.  My Aunt Gertie’s birthday usually falls on or right after the holiday, and my mom is [...]

A Look Back at Camporee

Apart from the obvious back-to-school stuff, much of my time over the last week has been taken up with putting together a video/slideshow to show in church this week, recapping the highlights of our club’s experience at International Pathfinder Camporee this summer.  In case you’re curious about that kind of thing, here it is:
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Who Are These People …

… and why should I care????
It’s not like tabloid “journalism” is a new phenomenon, but lately it seems to bother me more and more.  I think I may be getting more crotchety in my old age.
I used to be annoyed enough by celebrity-watching.  If a person has some actual talent as an actor or a [...]

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Wristbands all cut off now.  Fun all done … ready to go home!!

Too Busy to Read?

It’s ironic that my last post was the one about bringing 21 books with me on vacation (written before I actually left home, though posted later) because during the international Pathfinder Camporee I was, for the first time I can ever remember in my adult life, too busy to read.
Actually, by Thursday my system had [...]

Hmmm … Books

Anytime I go on vacation, I always agonize about books. How many to take? What if I run out? Where will I get another? The load of books I drag around on a trip starts heavy and only gets heavier.  It occupies a lot of my energy, both mental and physical, to make sure my [...]

If You Have to Spend All Day Waiting for a Plane…

…an airport is not the worst place to do it.  We have food, wireless internet, bathrooms, wide open spaces to explore, and a variety of toys, both electronic and old-school, to amuse ourselves.  We’ve been in Toronto airport since 5 a.m.; we were told to get here that early to attempt standby. Then when we [...]