A barber once told me "Men don't lose their hair as they grow older. The hair that disappears from the top of your head just moves to different places. Your eyebrows get bushier and tufts of hair grow out of your ears and nostrils." I guess he was right; the hair on top is receding … Continue reading Changes
Whimsy
The intruder
Image by ivabalk from Pixabay A few years ago I took an old picnic cooler, cut a square hole in one corner large enough for a cat to go through, put an old blanket on the bottom, and set it on our back step. It was meant as a shelter for our cats if they were outside in … Continue reading The intruder
Cat vantage
Cats are asleep about two-thirds of the time, but their noses and ears seem to be always on the alert. Open a can of tuna in the kitchen without making a sound and the aroma will reach a cat who is sound asleep several rooms away. Soon she is by your feet, asking for a … Continue reading Cat vantage
Looking for clues
"The future is an opaque mirror. Anyone who tries to look into it sees nothing but the dim outlines of an old worried face." Jim Bishop. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay BUT "Almost all current events in the affairs of governments and nations have their parallels and precedents in the past." Harry S. Truman
Morning Coffee 11/9/20 The ball is IN our court!
"The world has been watching the 2020 race for United States President." That is certainly true here in Canada, and many Canadians have become emotionally involved on one side or the other. Your thoughts point us toward what we need for healing. No politician has the prescription for healing, we must look to God and … Continue reading Morning Coffee 11/9/20 The ball is IN our court!
Shelley didn’t live in Saskatchewan
Image by Richard Duijnstee from Pixabay If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? That line comes from Ode to the West Wind by Percy Bysshe Shelley. This morning, here in Saskatchewan, spring seems far away. It'll be five months until this snow is gone.
Here it comes
Image by Юлия Зяблова from Pixabay We have been enjoying unusually mild weather this week, with day time highs of 15° C or higher. But the threat that the coming weekend will bring an abrupt switch to winter has been hanging over our heads since last Sunday. A Colorado low has been tracked all week and is forecast … Continue reading Here it comes
Do old arthritis remedies ever die?
I have had some arthritic stiffness in my right shoulder for years. It has been bothering me a little more lately. I rummaged through our medicine cabinets, in both bathrooms, and came up with three tubes of rubbing compound for arthritic pain. The fine print on the tubes indicate that one expired in 2004. another … Continue reading Do old arthritis remedies ever die?
And ye would not
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The devil and the powers of the realm of darkness keep the world in turmoil. Then they tell Christians to look at what's going on and urge them to get out there and set things right. That gets Christians stirred up, some trying to fix the world in one way, some in … Continue reading And ye would not
STATISTICS DON’T LIE
BUT HARDLY ANYONE UNDERSTANDS WHAT THEY SAY Public opinion polls are not infallible. At best they give a snapshot of what people are thinking at the moment the polling agency spoke to them. At worst, the snapshot is poorly focussed and the results unreliable. Polling results are presented as being accurate within a certain range … Continue reading STATISTICS DON’T LIE
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