With Earth Day being yesterday I thought this quote was very appropriate.

“To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival.” – Wendell Berry (1934–present), an American man of letters, academic, cultural and economic critic, and farmer. He is a prolific author of novels, short stories, [...]

Sports broadcasts are the original reality TV. Long before Mark Burnett and the others came up with the ideas for reality TV shows, the networks were showing live football, basketball, baseball and hockey games. Real Life; Real Drama; Real TV.

“Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.” – George Frederick Will(1941–present), Pulitzer Prize-winning, conservative [...]

There is a difference between the first day of spring and the first spring day.

“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. .” – Anne Dudley Bradstreet(1612–1672), the very first American female writer as well as the [...]

We used to have 3 dogs. Last year we had to put Dante down and since then we have had 2 dogs, Bijou and Cisko. Our dogs are part of our family and we love them and they love us…unconditionally.

“The more one gets to know of men, the more one values dogs.” – Alphonse Toussenel [...]

“Most of the most important experiences that truly educate cannot be arranged ahead of time with any precision.” - Harold Taylor (1914–1993) – Philosopher of education, President of Sarah Lawrence College, social activist

The raven who crashed in our yard on Sunday must live by these words. I hope he learned from the experience he must have [...]

This is an snow Inukshuk sitting outside the snow castle at the Snowking Winter Festival location down on Great Slave Lake. It points the direction to the festival location. This weeks quote of the week has to do with one of the purposes of the Inukshuk; to mark the right direction to something.

“Go confidently in [...]

$100,000 is all Ryan Smyth had to give up to still be an Oiler.

“Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.” – Erich Fromm ( (1900–1980), Internationally renowned Jewish-German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, and humanistic philosopher. Escape from Freedom, ch. 4 (1941).

Hopefully the [...]

Last Tuesday Mack, Tom and I went to McDonalds for supper. This quote is one that needs to be posted at the location we went to.

“Quality in a product or service is not what the supplier puts in. It is what the customer gets out and is willing to pay for. A product is not [...]

With last Thursday being my birthday I thought this quote on age and living was appropriate.

“People like you and I, though mortal of course like everyone else, do not grow old no matter how long we live…[We] never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery into which we were born.” – Albert [...]

With Wednesday this week being Valentine’s day, this week’s quote has to do with the biggest component of the day…LOVE.

“   Love is always bestowed as a gift…freely, willingly, and without expectation…We don’t love to be loved; we love to love.” – Leo Buscaglia (1924–1998) US Professor and Author

Since the beginning of time there has [...]