Father Time Beckons
on Dec 30, 2008 in meditation I want to go ahead of Father Time with a scythe of my own. ~ H. G. WellsNew Year's Eve reminds us that we are all mortal. The latest issue of Time bids farewell to a number of famous people including Paul Newman, Cool Hank Luke, who, with his '

Simply the Best Post for 2008
on Dec 29, 2008 in Internet It's a bit presumptuous to judge your own writing. Johanna Young at Confident Writing asks bloggers to select their best post for 2008. Today is my one year anniversary... 365 posts later.I must say it's been a trip down memory lane to peruse wh

Seven Things You Don't Need to Know About Me
on Dec 28, 2008 in Internet Sue Waters tagged me for the following meme, and I happily comply especially after her kindness for her post to my meme Life is One Big Top Ten 2008.The Seven Things You Don't Need to Know About Me are:1) I have a spatial learning disability. My wi

The Journey of the Magi
on Dec 28, 2008 in meditation I decided early that the tone of quoteflections would not dwell on proselytizing my religious faith. My regular readers know that I come from a Christian background, more specifically from a Mennonite Anabaptist one, and that I have an affinity for...

$10 Gift Exchanges for Christmas
on Dec 27, 2008 in philanthropy Could I suggest a creative $10 gift exchange for charity for next Christmas? This could be a fun and creative way to help the less fortunate. Imagine if 20% of the population of Canada (33 million) and the United States (305 million) would hold a...

'Risk' the Only Battleground?
on Dec 25, 2008 in current events The holiday season is prime time for board games: Scrabble, Monopoly, and Risk... A good game of the latter two may take up to three hours. Do you have the patience and stamina to withstand assaults at the marketplace or battleground? Of course,...

What's Under your Tree?
on Dec 25, 2008 in holidays My family has a cherished Christmas tradition; we give each other an illustrated children's book. It started when our two daughters were toddlers over twenty years ago. That's 4 x 20=80 richly illustrated books by now. We have a special she