Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Brrr…baby, it’s cold outside. As the Arctic snap envelops us, like many seniors, I am fearful of going for a walk outside alone. I could write a sequel to Erica Jong’s Fear of Flying and aptly name it Fear of … Continued
So Much to Say, Santa
All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth… Dear Santa, I’m thrilled as I write you this note It’s been far too long since last time I wrote. I trust you are well and Mrs. Claus too Dasher … Continued
New York! New York!
We are running out of life as my guy constantly reminds me. So I am throwing caution to the wind and travelling while I can. But I am beginning to wonder if there is a pattern happening here. As you … Continued
Queen’s Death A Loss Almost Too Great to Process
In times when nothing stood But worsened or grew strange There was one constant good She did not change. These words penned by poet Philip Larkin 45 years ago sum up the essence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who … Continued
Age Has a Way of Creeping Up on Us
April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire… Perhaps I am being a little melodramatic in quoting T.S. Eliot but I am in a bit of a funk this month. Don’t worry … Continued
Search for Shakespeare Reveals Past Wrongs
“I kissed thee ere I killed thee—no way but this, killing myself to die upon a kiss” The words of one of Shakespeare’s tragic characters, Othello, consumed by jealousy, just before he kills himself. I often wondered why there are … Continued
#FixHealthCareNow
I am one of the lucky British Columbians who has a family doctor. Approximately 18.2 percent of B. C.’s population does not. That’s about 700,000 people who are “unattached”, meaning they do not have a primary care physician. There are … Continued
A Case for MAiD
Do not go gentle into that good night… Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Well Dylan Thomas, I’m not sure if Kirk Douglas raged against the dying of the light. The movie legend, who died this month at … Continued
Keep RCMP in Surrey
Let me start 2020 with a rant and a reminder. Only 32 percent of eligible voters voted in the last Surrey municipal election and now look at the mess we are in. CARP National stands with our White Rock Surrey … Continued
Troubles in Paradise
“I’ve got two tickets to paradise…” I wonder if the late Eddie Money actually made it to paradise. I did and it was absolutely breathtakingly beautiful. Aquamarine lagoons and verdant jungles. Multi-coloured sunsets and endess sky. Calm blue waters which … Continued