Why I’m Supporting Naheed Nenshi.

Naheed Nenshi is far from perfect. Just like everyone else. He gets tired like you and me, he gets grumpy at times, just like you and me, and, just like you, he makes mistakes. He is also, as far as I can tell, quite, shall we say, “Liberal” on may of his personal beliefs. He hasn’t confirmed this to me, but I’m making that assessment of his ideological slant based on some of the things I’ve heard him say.

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The Office Christmas Party

First things first:  Let’s call them what they are.  Christmas Parties.  Not “Winter Celebrations”, or “Holiday Parties”, or “Early Winter Festive Occasions”, but Christmas Parties. One year, my wife’s employer sent out a broadcast email which stated, “this year, our annual winter celebration will be held…” I refused to go. When I was asked why,…

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The End

Columbia stood at the side of the bed.  The beep, beep of the heart monitor pulsed quietly in the background.  It was nearly time.  The nurse sat back quietly, giving Columbia space and privacy so she could she could give her uncle her undivided attention.  The attending physician ducked into the room to check on…

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Putting God in a Box

Being a geek, I tend to watch a lot of The Discovery Channel. I enjoy shows about science (Mythbusters rocks!), the origins of the universe, and history. Recently, Discovery aired a show called Curiosity: Did God Create the Universe?  Presented by Prof. Stephen Hawking, the show dealt with the origins of the universe from a…

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