Columns

Rather than ramble on about the love of my life and struggle to put into words how much she means to me in honour of Valentine’s Day this past Monday, I’m going to take a very different route in this edition of my column.

If you’re like me, you’ve been putting off renewing your licence plate sticker. For me, it is simply a case of being too lazy to head on down to the ServiceOntario office to get the new stickers.

Last Sunday, in the first draw of this round of the Walkerton Legion’s Catch the Ace, Stephanie Galbraith had chosen envelope No. 9, which contained a spade.

Every day we wake up on this earth, we are given an opportunity to work on the unfinished project that is living the life of a decent human.

We are nearly one week into the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, and in the Wilson household, the TV has been tuned in for a lot of the action.

John 15:5 – “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing” (NLT).

The very first day the Legion reopened, a power outage affected a wide area of homes and businesses and we had to rely on the light through the windows.

The sheer fact that we need to potentially implement this particular safety precaution/deterrent is ludicrous. But it’s absolutely necessary to help curb idiocy.

The big story in Canada right now is the “Freedom Convoy” that has made its way across the country and has settled in Ottawa at Parliament Hill.

After writing these columns over the past four years, I think that is time to tell you a little about me.

Past tense is used to describe things that have already happened. For example, “I was walking outside in the cold yesterday.” Future tense is used describe things that have not yet happened.

Imagine you are a business owner. Your business is in the recreation industry – you operate an arena with a swimming pool and recreation centre (gym) – and your business is located in a municipality that neighbours multiple towns and townships.

The parable of the boy who cried wolf has remained timeless as its lesson is as applicable today as it was over 2,500 years ago when Aesop wrote it. A tale told many ways yet always the same – embellish peril to encourage sympathy only to find that when real danger approaches, sympathy is lost.