Just how far the anti-smoking gang will go to enforce no smoking by-laws remains to be seen. Will they install security cameras in ever car, house and public area? Will they have paid snitches keeping an eye on us?
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 …
“My wife and I were happy for 20 years. Then we met.” – Rodney Dangerfield Most people get married at some point in their life, but does it mean that they are happier than singles? Without glossing things over, can it be found whether marriages are of quality rather than quantity? It raises a question I’ve had for years. How …
Isn’t my fetus just the neatest? Aw, you’re pregnant! A beautiful glow radiates from your skin, and you are having a ball shopping, planning and brainstorming about baby with friends. Yep, you are playing up your pregnancy like it’s the bloody biological marvel of the century. Soon, you feel the need to involve people with the growing baby personally, so …
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 …
