On September 30th, please observe National Truth and Reconciliation Day. It is to remember the truth behind the Residential schools that Native children were sent to, some forcibly. Some even died.
Here is a small video of the painted stones found outside the public library at Bobcaygeon, Ontario. The stones represent a child that had died at the residential school in Kamloops. Sadly, the truth is that there were 4000 recorded deaths at these schools.
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…
