New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “That Sink–ing Feeling”
Christmas gatherings evoke mixed emotions for introverts like me. Along with the rest of Bruce County’s population, I do enjoy celebrating festive occasions with...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – ‘The Empty Cradle’
Even the most skeptical atheist can be moved by the Bible’s manger scene as it is being played out in most church pageants this...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – ‘Me Ski?’
A Senior Moment
Me SKI?
December’s sun makes its welcome rare appearance. Several hours of new snow have quietly floated to earth like millions of white...
A Senior Moment – “Stretcher Bearers Up!”
To the Editor of the Star
Sir: Remembrance Day is near again, bringing some sad
and some bitter memories. It is indeed a remembrance day,
one day...
A Senior Moment – ‘Two Roads Diverged’
A SENIOR MOMENT - “TWO ROADS DIVERGED”
Last Friday, I found myself hiking for the first time along a groomed path through an extensive and winding...
A Senior Moment – “Bridges or Barriers?”
Since the surprising 2016 election of Donald trump, I have been searching in vain for someone with whom I might share a calm, rational...
A Senior Moment – “Assumptive Living”
She was tall, well-groomed and expensively dressed. I first took notice of her knee-length, brown leather coat, matching high boots and short hair, fashionably...
A Senior Moment – ‘Travellin’ by Thumb’ – part two
Philadelphia proudly describes itself as the “City of brotherly love.” While this familiar slogan unintentionally leaves out half of its population, it is also...
A Senior Moment – “TRAVELLIN’ BY THUMB”
An interesting article in last month’s MacLean’s Magazine reawakened some long-forgotten memories of my reckless youth. Peter Shawn Taylor (“Thumbs Down”, August, 2018), evoked...
A Senior Moment – “SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE”
Most regular churchgoers have a favorite Bible story or verse. Obvious choices include the poignant drama surrounding the birth of Jesus in that Bethlehem...
