So, you’re walking along a busy city sidewalk on your way to lunch. Suddenly, an attractive woman from XYZ-TVNews, mic in hand, blocks your way. “Excuse me,” she says, “May I ask you a question?” Behind her hovers a dude with an enormous camera, heavy on his shoulder. They want to capture your thoughts on …
What Do You Think About Evolution? Relax! Calm down, have a cup of tea! [To make a good ‘cuppa,’ according to my Mother, steep the tea for 3+ minutes in a teapot using only boiling hot water, cover teapot with teacozy (see photo of of my Mom’s ‘cozy’ at the end of ), pour …
Cigareets & Whuskey . . . and other prohibitions A 1947 hit song partially lists the prohibitions placed on children in God-fearing homes back then. There were slight variations from denomination to denomination, but essentially the litany of sins to be avoided at all costs—starting with the three above—went something …
Selfies Selfies are all the rage today. By definition, a selfie is a self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a hand-held digital camera or camera phone. But selfies are not a new invention by the so-called nameless, faceless generation. They’ve been around a long time. Early Selfie (known back then as a ‘Hero’ or ‘Brag’ shot), …
You may find this month’s Sheep2Sheep a bit weighty and out of character to what you might expect. If so, just skip on down the page, and if all you find appealing is Donna’s Corner, so be it. But this subject has been heavy on me for some time and I feel I have to …
Frugal or Cheap? That is the question . . . * Careful or Stingy? * Thrifty or Tight? * Prudent or Parsimonious? A couple of months ago, I decided to find out what it is to be frugal, but not cheap. When we’re home, Donna & I take time to sit down and share breakfast …
February is a short month, and Ed has been a little short of time due to some foreseen circumstances. Your humble servant may be suffering from PWOS (Post Winter Olympics Syndrome.) So you may find to be a little briefer than usual. But powerful things come in small packages, right? Ready for a bang? Give …
Sitting In The Mall, Watching All The Peeps Go By . . . I love to spend an hour or two in this deliciously time-passing, time-wasting, time-waiting-for-my-favorite-shopper, totally blissful way. I learned the art from Donna’s Dad who was a master practitioner. My Dad-in-law, though he never went to university, had his Masters in PO …
Grace “What’ll we do with them? There’s no room at the inn!” sighed Darlene Cunningham, co-founder of YWAM. Soon after our family of six excitedly stepped off the airplane and into our first-ever missions experience, Darlene met with us. In her confident and engaging manner, wearing her flashingly radiant smile, she wanted to discuss our …
Which Would You Prefer? ‘Happy’ or ‘Joyful’? The bumper sticker on the car ahead of me boldly declared, “Happiness is being in Hawaii.” Hmmm. I’ve lived for more than a dozen years in beautiful, tropical Hawaii, and I don’t recall that everyone was happy all the time. And there were times when I wasn’t, …