To worry is to be. To be is to worry.
On a recent train trip from Toronto to Ottawa (for those readers from outside of Canada, yes, these are real cities), while listening to the train’s rhythmic clickety-clack – a symphony of locomotion that has been portrayed romantically by authors possessing a talent I lack – I found myself thinking big thoughts. That is to [...]
Life is like an orange. It comes in a number of varieties. Its outer surface is rough, pimply and orange in color, not just in name. It doesn’t start off orange-colored, but matures into its namesake hue from its original green. The thickness of the skin varies from orange to orange. Peel off the bumpy [...]
The phrase in the Canadian constitution that most closely parallels “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” in the American Declaration of Independence is “peace, order and good government.” Canada, my home and native land, is a fine, upstanding country that one can, for the most part, be quite proud of, but I can’t get [...]