So the Canadian penny, that tiny little copper coin with Queen Elizabeth on one side and the maple leaf on the other, is no more. Well, that is the official position at least. But I am quite sure that most of us, no matter the currency, have coins in many nook and crannies of our […]
“Just watch Me”
These words above may or may not be familiar to you . Originally they were said by Pierre Elliott Trudeau, in relation to the 1970 War Measures Act, in his role as the Prime Minister of Canada. The note you see below is from March 19, 2013 that chronicles a conversation, albeit brief, on a Porter flight between Michael Kydd and […]
Middle. March.
Ahh, yes, the middle of March is right around the corner. Can you believe it? Seriously, where did February, or for that matter January go? So, I was thinking about spring the other day. Nothing overly profound. Wondering if my tulips I planted when I moved in will actually show themselves. Probably not for another 3 […]
“Together Suffering”
Condolence and Sympathy are parallel formations going back to Latin condolere and Greek sumpatheia, meaning ‘together-suffering .’ Together Suffering. At this point I could just stop writing. Because this phrase “Together Suffering” captures what writing sympathy cards is all about. If we can keep this as our focus—suffering together—then perhaps it will help us get over that awkwardness […]