Well, I survived today’s interview with Tiffany Rae Reid, hostess of Mixed Race Radio in Columbus, New Jersey. It may have been the thousands of kilometers betwixt our telephone numbers that had the butterflies dancing a frenzied tango in my stomach –or perhaps it was the status of some of the well-known celebrities she’d interviewed…

My perspective on the life of the individual is pretty basic. I don’t know any of the questions so cannot comprehend any of the answers. My knowledge of God is similar to that of an ant attempting to describe an elephant. There is no way I can do so – but I cannot argue the…

I’m wondering whether the Peer Counselling program is still available in the schools? What a great concept that was! I believe it’s time the program was renewed, with peer counselors trained in how to handle the effects of bullying, as well as understand the symptoms and needs associated with mental disorders and chemical addiction. No…

I was just thinking that what the world needs now is more ‘respect’ for the other guys and gals. I remember years ago a big argument that went on for weeks in the local paper about whether hunters should shoot ducks on the lake. It was legal to do so at the time but the…

Glistening white frosting swirls unevenly across the lumpy chocolate landscape. Moon-like texture with dips and crevices on its crusty surface. Chocolate layers show through here and there on marshmallow-coated hillsides. Thin patches of trees resemble sprinkles and shavings of dark chocolate. Caramel-coloured rivers sludge soddenly through deep winding chasms. In the north billowing clouds now roll in,…

I cannot believe the tendency to blame female victims of sexual assault has once again been exhumed from the grave!  The niece of  Toronto’s mayor is the latest in the city to suggest that a woman’s mode of dress can be a contributing factor in a sexual assault. She advised girls – among other precautions-…

http://www.drng.net/ Dr Franzi Ng of Prince George is an amazing woman schooled in an amazing technique for relieving health issues of all kinds. I’d had an introduction to Thought Field Therapy several years earlier when Franzi arrived in Fraser Lake  to facilitate a workshop on how to to reduce the effects of stress.  Learning the…

Last Sunday we trekked to our old familiar fishing grounds at Borel Lake. We did not catch anything large enough to take home but I’m still salivating. In my estimation nothing tastes better than fresh fried rainbow trout. And they’re simple to cook: just coat them with a dusting of flour, pop them into melted butter…

Doris Ray’s first book, The Ghosts Behind Him (Caitlin Press 1999), chronicling her family’s devastating experiences with her son Bruce’s schizophrenia, was the recipient of a BC2000 Book Award. At the age of 21 Doris’s son Bruce was struck down by the symptoms of an illness which at times was so bizarre that it was…

I FORGOT TO WEAR PURPLE ON SCHIZOPHRENIA AWARENESS DAY   Sometimes these weird coincidences occur that remind me that there is a God – or as my father-in-law used to say a “Master Plan” May 24 was “Schizophrenia Awareness Day” in BC. I’d planned to wear purple as many others were planning to do. In…