It seems to be something that gets into a person’s bloodstream at a young age. But once a diesel trains smoke gets into a person’s body, it’s basically impossible to shake it off. I wonder how many rail buffs can pinpoint exactly when they became one. With me, it was seeing my first train at the Willingdon Junction in Burnaby …
A Woman Just Like Dear Old Mom It was a world where lads wore white t-shirts, bluejeans and brush-cuts, of big old cars and ‘yes sir’ and ‘no ma’am’. Most women wore dresses, most men drank far too much, most churches were full and schools were the size of an average house. It was a world of chores, staying out …
Homelessness Is No Longer A Big City Problem Most take our possessions for granted when we leave home, and lock the door knowing everything will probably be safe when we get back. But the homeless don’t have this privilege; the only safe secure way to keep their belongings safe is to carry them around all the time. The homeless are …
Tent Caterpillars | Tent Worms | Genus Malacosoma We were sitting here looking out the window at all the snow this morning, thinking to ourselves, “Sweet, spring will be here soon.” But, then I vividly remembered what we went through last year with tent caterpillars. So you know what, because of them, I now kind of hope that we have …
Why Did You Steal The Peaches? Caught shoplifting, Harry was taken before a judge accused of theft. The judge asked the married middle-aged man, “What did you steal?” “A small can of peaches,” Harry replied. The judge asked him why he had stolen the peaches and Harry replied, “I was hungry your honor.” The judge then looked at Harry and …
How many odds have been defied in that Earth hasn’t been hit by a large asteroid or meteor in several years? To paraphrase what George Orwell wrote in 1984, three other slogans that could be used by the double thinkers are Black is White, Insanity is Sanity, Illness is Health. To me getting intimate with a smoker is like licking …
By Ron Murdock “Churches must find liberation from the old wineskin of ‘church’ and become places of mission. We joyfully lose our lives for the sake of Jesus and the gospel, believing He will truly build his church.” – Michael Ward, head pastor of Central United Church in Calgary, Alberta. The Jesus Movement was a good idea that got started …
Angels in Rags Amid tens of thousands of legs swirling by, a homeless scruffy looking bearded man in scruffy looking clothes sat panhandling for spare change. Thousands rushed by him doing their best not to make eye contact with the man, pretending not to know that he was there. His hollowed eyes sought more than friendship, they begged for validation …
Scenario 1: Jonah goes quail hunting before school, and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck’s gun rack. 1958: Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jonah’s shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jonah. 2014: School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jonah hauled off to jail and never sees his …
By Ron Murdock While I find technology has made life easier for us, has it on the other hand made us into communication junkies? Smart phones, I pads, cell phones, lap tops and so on does help a person find a lot of information in a very short time. I find Facebook a convenient way of staying in contact with …
Farmville Cows Get Government Subsidy If you ever doubt the ingenious evil of mankind, here is a true story of how men used Farmville cows to create real poop to deal with. Far, far away, in a foreign land called Romania, eight online “farmers” applied for and received government subsidies of about $150 per cow, for almost two thousand cows. …
A resupply mission for the international space station is set to launch. An Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket is seen on launch Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, in advance of a planned launch on Wednesday, Jan. 8th, 1:32 p.m. EST. The Antares will launch a Cygnus spacecraft on a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. …
By Ron Murdock The real problem with the human gene pool is that there in no lifeguard. – Stephen Wright The human gene pool is too shallow to warrant a lifeguard. – Ron Murdock It’s amazing just how low some members of the human race can sink. We have made some great strides in technology, the medical field and space …
By Ron Murdock Several years ago I came to the conclusion that every statistic is either pulled out of a hat or made up on the spot. I don’t know how anybody can take statistics seriously as it doesn’t reflect the how and whys on how real life operates. To paraphrase Sturgeon’s Revelation, 90% of statistics is crud. Especially when …