A Starbucks surprise. You never know what a morning may bring. It’s 7:00 a.m. and -15° C. Not too harsh but not comfortable either. I was standing outside the tire shop waiting for it to open at 7:30 a.m. Someone offered to hold my spot in line while I went to Starbucks next door for…
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We have met the enemy. . .
. . . and he is us. Cartoonist Walt Kelly coined the phrase, “We have met the enemy and he is us,” as a slogan for the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. Aside from being gender-unfriendly, it became a powerful statement attached to anti-pollution posters and has endured as an iconic motto for…
Staring into a blank screen
A noble declaration on aging. Aging is not for the faint of heart. One day, you wake up and realize – youth has quietly slipped away. But it didn’t leave alone. It took with it your insecurities, your rush to please, your fear of not being enough. And in its place? It left you with…
I dance in the morning
Clenched fists and open hands. My title is “I dance in the morning” yet I begin with clenched fists and open hands. Stay with me. Something happens when a person moves to the dance floor. They may have entered the hall with clenched fists – tight emotions, wound up inside with the cares of life….
Have a bit of whimsy
Everyone needs a touch of whimsy. October 8, 2020. Communities around the world are still reeling from the trauma of COVID-19. In the darkness of night, ‘aliens’ invade Bowmount Park in northwest Calgary, leaving their indelible mark on six park benches. Six small plaques. Highly professional creations with laser-inscribed words on metal tabs. Each plaque…
You didn’t learn that from me
“An apple doesn’t fall very far from the tree.” It’s kind of a dumb saying if you think about it. The apple is hanging by a thread on a branch. The ground is directly below. When it falls, how many options does the apple have? Does it wait in hopeful anticipation for a wind strong…
Preaching on airplanes
“It was like shooting fish in a barrel.” This saying may be applied to any situation where you can get away with doing something because there is no opportunity for resistance or challenge. You have an unfair advantage over a ‘target’ and exercise your freedom to impose something on them whether or not they like…
I just sat there
At least I tried to. It shouldn’t be too hard to just sit there and wait. I’m a mature adult. Over the years, I have spent many hours in restaurants patiently (most of the time) looking out the window. Why? The short answer is that my idea of being on time was different from the…
can God
can God can God see me hear me if he only sees what kind of man am I to live holy but speak with jaundiced tongue am I then the prime actor in a shadow play if he only hears what kind of man am I to speak holy but live with jaundiced deeds am…
“It’s okay”
Nightbirde – Born 1990-12-29. Died 2022-02-19. 31 years of age. For singer-songwriter Jane Marczewski, choosing Nightbirde as her stage name came from a recurring dream. In the midst of an undesired divorce that left her alone to battle an aggressive cancer, she dreamed of birds outside her bedroom window. They were singing morning songs in…