The 15th annual Marathon by the Sea took place yesterday in Saint John with a bizarre twist. I was in it. I was bamboozled, rail roaded, blind sided what ever you want to call it but I had no idea what I was signing up for. That’s another thing I never even actually signed [...]
Archive for September, 2009
15th Annual Marathon by the Sea
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Marathon by the Sea, new brunswick, Saint John on September 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Our Homeless, The Other Inconvenient Truth
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Canadian Charter of Rights, Mental Illness, The Homeless, Vancouver Olympics on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just finished watching the Soloist and it reminded me of a piece of news I read earlier this week. It is a movie about a L.A. Times journalist “Steve Lopez” who happens upon a schizophrenic musical genius living on the streets of Los Angeles. Initially he sees the opportunity for a compelling article [...]
Thank God for Facebook and a Samoyed Husky
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Edmonton, facebook, Samoyed Husky on September 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I have found Shannon my “best bestest first” friend. When I started the first grade in Edmonton back in….well lets just say before man walked on the moon, the first two weeks were spent at a different elementary school than the one that I would eventually attend for the next six years. [...]
Telegraph Journal Apologises Again
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Prime Minister Harper, Saint John, Telegraph Journal, Wafergate on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From “The Dictionary of Cliches” by James Rogers (Ballatine Books, New York, 1985): “to have egg on your face – To be embarrassed or chagrined at something one has done or the way one did it; to do something ineptly”. I guess that just about sums in up. It is a small step in an [...]
Child Brides, Dying to Escape
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Najood Ali, Child bri des, Fawziya Ammodi, yemen on September 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
There are few things in our society and culture that can raise such anger and ire as of course the abuse of children and animals. We in western culture have and hold what we believe the moral treatment of these two entities to very high standards and have to usually look the [...]
Check out Pages today
Posted in Uncategorized on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
New Books from the New York Times Best Seller List
Queen Mary 2 calls on Saint John, NB
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Carnival Cruise Lines, Cunard Line, Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria on September 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Queen Mary 2 arrived in the Port of Saint John and same as her 1st visit in 2008, she again drew crowds out for a beautiful Sunday stroll down along Water Street. She is truly one very impressive vessel and her size is overwhelming when seen in person. I have a special place [...]
Higer Education – The Non Academic Kind
Posted in Uncategorized on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For many post-secondary students, heading off to University means more than just higher education. For some it is the first time they will be living on their own and accepted as an adult. However, with that goes some very grown up and big adult choices to make. Good or bad, may sometimes depend on [...]
Here We go Again Folks!
Posted in Uncategorized on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ignatieff to Harper: ‘Your time is up’
