August 16, 2006 – 5:14 pm
I looked at the spot where there stood an active train station fifty years ago. Today, this spot boasts a fence and a small park. How this town has changed, I thought silently. Even though I grew up in this town, I had never before noticed the subtle changes that were occurring around me.
Even though the train station was before my time, I still marvel at the thought of what it must have been like to see Petitcodiac as it was in another time. But I all I have to do, is look at it now because I am looking at it in another time. Read More »
August 16, 2006 – 5:02 pm
How to get to Megeve… But don’t tell anyone!
Megeve is well known by few and is a jealously guarded secret among those that frequent its ski slopes; Michelin Guide rated restaurants, high-end shopping stores, Casino and quaint narrow cobbled streets. The village is dominated the traditional church belfry, by a square all in a pedestrian friendly atmosphere. Horse drawn sleighs carry tourists all over during the peak periods adding a festive and memorable experience for young and old. Read More »
According to…someone…we are all born with an innate “common sense.” I disagree. Common sense is about as common as snow in the desert. And, given the world around us, it’s not hard to understand why. It never ceases to amaze me how, well – stupid – our society has become.
The more I observe people, the more I believe that, in another few thousand years, the human brain will serve little purpose other than to keep the skull from caving in. I’m not kidding. As humans, our ability to reason and think (and I do use the terms loosely here) has not served us well on many fronts. Here are three of the most common scenarios that really make me wonder what people are thinking, if at all. Read More »
