Image by Bruno /Germany from Pixabay It is pretty obvious that the debasement of the human mind caused by a constant flow of fraudulent advertising is no trivial thing. There is more than one way to conquer a country.-Raymond Chandler
Our quirksome language
The English suffix -some is not the same as the adjective some, which means an unspecified quantity. The suffix -some means causing, or characterized by. Quirksome is not in any of my dictionaries, but here are some words that are: awesomeburdensomecuddlesomefearsomegladsomeirksomeloathsomemeddlesomequarrelsometiresometoilsometroublesomewearisomeworrisome And here are a few more that need some explaining: fulsome - can have … Continue reading Our quirksome language
Principalities and Powers
Immediately after Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist, he disappeared into the wilderness and fasted for forty days. Then Satan came to him and offered to let Jesus rule all the kingdoms of the world if he would acknowledge Satan as supreme. “Just bow down and worship me and you can govern the world … Continue reading Principalities and Powers
Book review – Without Proof by Janet Sketchley
Without Proof by Janet SketchleyMy rating: 5 of 5 starsThis book pushed all the right buttons to get me reading: cosy mystery; Christian; Canadian. Once I started, the suspense and deft pacing kept me going. Amy Silver and her fiancé were in a plane crash that left him dead and her with a painful hip … Continue reading Book review – Without Proof by Janet Sketchley
The Worst Ever!
Wise words from my wife.
But they are different from us
When I was a boy I read historical novels by Canadian and English writers. The hero was always English, honest, brave, generous and kind. Other people were shifty-eyed, dishonest, traitorous scoundrels. As I was an English Canadian, I accepted this as self-evident truth. Later I learned to read French and found historical novels in that … Continue reading But they are different from us
The Mennonite service ethic
Protestant work ethic is a termed coined by German sociologist Max Weber in 1905 in his book Die Protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus (The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism). The gist of Weber’s thinking is summarized thusly in Wikipedia: “Calvinist theologians taught that only those who were predestined to be saved … Continue reading The Mennonite service ethic
Scaredy-cat
Image by JL G from Pixabay We used to have a nice screen door. We still have the door, but it's not so nice anymore. The wind slammed it against the railing, more than once. I tried to straighten it, but it will never fit right again. Then the latch mechanism wore out. It would … Continue reading Scaredy-cat
NOISE
When I worked in the Post Office years ago, one of my coworkers was a man named Moe Bailey Moe. had major hearing loss and was oblivious to all the foolish and crude chatter going on around him. If I wanted to talk to him, I first had to get his attention. He would turn … Continue reading NOISE
Backyard chatter
photo from Pixabay, public domain, photographer not named Yesterday was a beautiful fall day, the first day of fall in fact. We were a group of ten writers gathered in the backyard of a friend in Saskatoon. We were seated in a large circle, duly spaced according to COVID-19 regulations, far enough from traffic noise … Continue reading Backyard chatter
Flatlander Faith 