Confessions of a Progressively Irrelevant Teacher

We all remember the classic "I am Joe and I am Canadian" which became more of a rallying cry than an ad for Molson's beer. But...

August 16 2024 Today the people of Jasper start their journey home. Our hearts go out to them. Thinking of the people in much-loved Jasper m...

I originally wrote this post in July 2020. I didn't have the guts to post it. So now, July 2024, here it is. A year after the Alberta...

Folk festivals.  I am no expert. My experiences include 35 successive visits to the North Country Fair in northern Alberta, two trips to the...

I am trying to remember when I first figured out what being gay meant. It sure wasn't from my parents, who didn't talk about anythin...

"I wish I had a house I'd fill it up with my life." So sings Parker Millsap in his song "Homeless". I think a lot ab...