Ducks Live – Lives Lost
There is not much more darling a sight than that of a mother duck followed by its brood of cute and fuzzy ducklings, waddling clumsily along. This is, of course, in sharp contrast to an…
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There is not much more darling a sight than that of a mother duck followed by its brood of cute and fuzzy ducklings, waddling clumsily along. This is, of course, in sharp contrast to an…
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Brayden Denton made international news this past week. At age four, he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. One year later, after a battle that included 30 rounds of radiation, the five…
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Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 has dominated the news since it disappeared on March 8, 2014, with 239 people on board. The search for the wreckage continues, in part to give the families of the victims…
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Consider this statement: “The choice not to wear your seatbelt is a choice not to take a reasonable step to look after your own safety.” The fellow who recently received his 28th ticket for failing…
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For most collisions that cross my desk, the driver of one of the vehicles is totally to blame. It happens all the time, with distracted drivers blowing stop signs, crashing their vehicles into the back…
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Canadian winter conditions cause crashes. A recent headline makes that point: “Slippery conditions cause several Kelowna crashes”. Here is another: “Icy morning causes minor crashes”. A quick internet search produced these other recent headlines: “Winter…
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My wife and I have three absolutely wonderful children: Big sister Cassidy is 12, middle sister Morgan is 9 and “the boy”, Caden, is 7. As wonderful as they are, they’re not always perfect little…
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As I came down the stairs at the office, feeling the bounce of my belly excess, I realized that it was New Year’s resolution time once again. Spending time on the weekend meeting with yet…
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I am lucky to have been born with the kind of analytical brain that works well with maths and sciences. Looking back, I feel that very little of the course work I did in maths…
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If British Columbians were polled, I expect that we would put texting at the top of the list of dangerous driving activities. I don’t know if scientific studies have been done to compare the distraction…
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