It’s new years eve. In just a few hours the countdown will end and another will begin. I’m thinking about what 2007 gave me and what I took from it. I’ll get you a more comprehensive list later, but right now I’m thinking about where to go. We’ve been trying to organize an outing with [...]

It’s that time again. Christmas morning. And I’m up already. Believe it or not. We’ve had a nice ham and mushroom omelet breakfast and the Christmas music is in the air drifting along with the aroma from the kitchen. The rest of the family will be here in a few hours, and then the Christmas [...]

So I went to the funeral on Thursday. We in the Bahamas have this strange habit, and I don’t know how many other societies do this, where we let the body repose. This basically means that the dead body is made up to go on display and just sits there in the coffin. This is [...]

The snow is falling down hard. Been thinking about going out for a while now. Even made a brief excursion out into the cold to check to see if a journey is feasible. The snow is around shin-deep in places, and the wind blows stuff right in your eyes to make the going a bit [...]

I’m all done now. Finished marking pretty much the last paper. Technically I’m not done because I still have a couple stragglers who sent their work in via email, but that’s only two or three. My save-the-best-for-last strategy worked wonderfully, and those students in the favored pole position did not let me down. It’s so [...]

So I’m supposed to be on the bus now, heading to Fredericton, to see my best buddy Ian and his family, who are spending a year up there while his wife gets her Masters in Education. I really wanted to go and see how he was doing, but as per usual, there were a couple [...]

As soon as my school work was done, I headed for the bus and came to Toronto. And I’m happier than a bug in a rug. Not planning to head back to that other place for a bit. And my is it cold there! When they said that Ottawa is a few degrees colder than [...]

Conversation overheard:
“Isn’t it a lovely day young man? It sure ain’t cold.”
That’s right. It’s freezing.
Young man, is of course, absolutely right. It’s damned cold outside. Waiting for the bus it felt as if my toes were developing a case of frost bite. But, waiting on the bus was a very pleasant experience, namely because [...]