Published April 14th, 2020 by

Tomorrow is tax day in my house. yes, my accountant is coming to save me from having to wallow in my own papers and files. Aren’t we grateful for the…

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Published April 13th, 2020 by

So a guy with a virus was travelling a dangerous road, and ended up attacked by people who demanded the last bit of toilet paper he owned. They beat him…

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Published April 12th, 2020 by

Passover celebrates the Israelites escape from Egypt. It is called Passover because they were asked to mark their door frames with the blood of their lamb meal. Take a bunch…

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Published April 11th, 2020 by

I was thinking how quiet our Saturday is, that is the one between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. It turns out that is a fine thing to be…quiet. This Saturday…

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Published April 10th, 2020 by

We grew up singing this pathetic little jingle. Hot cross buns, Hot cross buns, one a penny, two a penny, Hot cross buns. If you have no daughters, if you…

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Published April 9th, 2020 by

My Dad spent years on the frozen northern trails, driving Caterpillars across the frozen ice (See the books North of 53 Degrees and Letters from North of 53 Degrees). No…

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Published April 8th, 2020 by

When my grandparents married, they had very little. Granny first did her cooking in five pound corn syrup tins with a handmade wire handle. I can imagine her joy when…

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Published April 7th, 2020 by

OneQ. Why is a dentist like a far north adventurer on a polar expedition?A. One goes on a polar expedition and the other expedites your molar. Two The invention of…

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Published April 6th, 2020 by

Edward the seventh took issue with the way his sons pressed their pants. Edward favoured the forever old side-to-side but the sons added the fashionable front press, the kind we…

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Published April 5th, 2020 by

“I read it every day.” you say. “What more do you want of me?” Well, friend, I want you to study because the Bible says so and because God wants…

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