The other job

I seem to start the sentence with, “well, I was retired…”We officially retired August 1, 2023 but by late November I was working again for TSA. Then came the oppportunity to serve on the Civida Board of Trustees. That’s what I refer to as the “other job”. This has been an experience that I have…

Those people

You could almost hear the combined gasp when, today at Edmonton City Council (Executive Committee) a citizen presented his objections to an affordable housing initiative aimed at housing indigenous people. He referenced “those people” and “their friends”. I turned to Donny, who I was with and said, “did he just say those people?” Indeed, he…

A late night walk

Last evening as Nugget and I made our last walk of the evening I turned back towards our house as it sat in the darkness bathed in the light of the new lights and thought again how grateful I am for this place, for our health and for our dear family. I have never expected…