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"Always do the best you can, even if you have to rest a few moments" says Mrs. Kong, advice passed onto her by her parents. If I see Mrs. Kong on my walk to work, its always a pleasure to...
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When it comes to match ups, this one on February 14 when Valentines meets Ash Wednesday is quite unusual! These days meet just 3 times a century so it seems. In the 20th century in 1923, 1934 and 1945. This...
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"It's a new dawn, It's a new day, It's a new life for me, And I'm feeling good" is the chorus of Nina Simone's song released in 1965 and 40 years later by Michael Bublé in 2005. Kind of fitting...
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On a moonless, pitch-dark night on a highway on northern Vancouver Island, my rental car decided to quit. Yes, far away from any town, pre-cell phone era, not that it might be an area with coverage now. It was me,...
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Remembrance Day (Veteran's Day in the US) this coming weekend is important to me. I am so grateful for the sacrifice of those who serve(d) in defense of others, and the too many who lost their lives and left heartbroken...
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