In my travels around Ontario and now into Quebec and the States, I have been to thousands of places over the past years. The one thing that I have learned in all of this is that there are so many places to visit and see.…
I am walking through one of the buildings at the Toledo Zoo. It was a rather fascinating building, full of snakes. All of a sudden… SCREAM! The scream pierced through the room and even the building. Everyone heard it. Everyone stopped to see what the…
A few years back, Charlene and I had just been bitten by the travel bug, and we wanted to share our new joy of discovery with my daughter, Caitlyn. I made up a nice day trip that we would follow. The first stop of the…
Like many others, I pass my time on Facebook, mindlessly scrolling along. Occasionally, I will stop and see something that makes me ponder. I created these little Advice posts for anyone to share. Some are my own words, but most are the thoughts of others…
I can say with complete honesty that I never understood the value of a tip until I became a school bus driver. I have been in the service industry for most of my career, and it is only now that I am getting tips. I…
I would prefer a better day than Friday the 13th. I have an eye doctor appointment and might get a needle in the eye. It should be fun; at least, that is what I am told. Since we have the afternoon off, I decided we…
One of my favourite gifts to my kids is the gift of time. This Christmas, my present to my daughter, Caitlyn, will be her first trip to the USA. I have called this trip Birthdaymas in celebration of Caitlyn’s and Jesus’ birthdays. It is a…
There is nothing more than the satisfaction of a job well done. Then, the added bonus of feeling the appreciation of the people I serve. Recently, I received my first tip as a school bus driver. It was a sign of the deep respect that…
The previous school year, I acted as a cover driver for other school bus drivers who, for whatever reason, could not do their route. This school year, I did something different. I took a route of my own, but I did so in a way…
I am a bus driver, and for the most part, the only drama I expect is that of kids being kids. On this day, things were different. I was driving to my school to pick up the students and bring them home. I have to…
“Because it is eight hours away,” was my answer to why I picked Chicago for our Christmas vacation. I would continue to explain that I have a two-hour rule for travelling. We can go two hours away each day we have off to explore. Since…
