

What Are You Reflecting?
It was a real Canadian weekend eh. We were helping friends who are about to build a cottage clear the land of trees that have been chopped down and cut into manageable pieces. We were hauling wood, splitting wood, and stacking the wood for later use - probably the fireplace in winter. Boy did I sleep well Sunday night! It was also the weekend of being outdoors, snuggling in front of the bonfire, and looking at the stars. Every so often we would see a satellite zooming by and

Do You Find This Offensive?
The Korean gentleman had walked around all the goods we had left for sale and stopped by the music player. Paul had put on one of his favorite classical music CDs and this gentleman asked him if he was a musician. Paul was a little surprised and being a musician said yes but asked, "why the question?" The Korean gentleman laughed and said, "you Western people only seem to play rock music." The phrase ‘you Western people’ was not said with any maliciousness. It was a statement

It's Your Decision!
My friend Jen is a real estate agent. Through her work she meets all sorts of people and one day she was telling me a little about the variety of personalities that she had encountered. One couple in particular caught my attention because they were blind. “You mean only the husband is blind, right?” I asked. “Nope, both husband and wife are blind,” she replied. “Well, that’s a lot of people you have to take around to find them the right property since they must have a relativ

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