Category Archives: News

Hold your corner

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

I was riveted to the TV screen on Sunday evening. The Augusta Masters golf tournament was coming to a momentous close. I had just got back home. My legs ached, after standing on a pool deck most of Saturday and … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Day 29)–The story corps

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

Storytelling. I spent a good chunk of yesterday afternoon at my third grader’s school, as it hosted a ‘book building’ event in support of the Horizons program. Naturally, the children were excited to see and hear, Jarrett Krosoczka, a very … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Day 27)–Highly deadly black tarantula

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

Collaboration. Beware if you ask for input: you may just get put into a difficult position. But, what fun it is to have no idea and then see how others’ ideas can be melded into a lovely looking tapestry. I … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Day 7)–I’ve an idea

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

Putting ideas into words. I do not usually remember dreams when I wake each morning, but I never wake up empty-headed. I don’t have writer’s block. Is that a problem? It can be. Too many ideas can also be a problem. If … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Day 6)–Where’s the devil?

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

The devil’s in the details. If you live in or near a city such as Washington DC, you should think what it would mean for you not to pay attention to the details of what you’re doing or where you’re … Continue reading →

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Signal failure?

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

I stumbled into the karate studio yesterday evening, just a little early so that I could stretch. I saw a boy, who is about 8 years old, holding his head and just starting to cry. The head instructor called the … Continue reading →

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Can you do without it?

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

I’ve noticed in the past few weeks reports that we (or at least some of us) may be moving rapidly towards a cashless society. Don’t panic: the intention is not to do without money, far from it. Sweden’s plans are … Continue reading →

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Hoodie done it

Looking in my wardrobe, I wonder what to wear. Should my choice be geared by style or by fear? A warm day, true, but would I feel good, If I put on the sweater with the big hood? What I … Continue reading →

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Are you my type? Redux: The Curious Case of Trayvon Martin

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

I wrote yesterday about how a chance remark reminded me about profiling and how it can be wanton. I was also reminded about how dangerous and destructive it can be to many, but it seems especially to young black men. … Continue reading →

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Smith at his anvil

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

If the name Greg Smith does not mean anything to you, then perhaps you had left the planet yesterday in honour of Pi Day, March 14th (written American style that is 3/14; close enough to Pi = 3.1415926535…). When the … Continue reading →

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