tumblehome

A voice. During the 1960s, Reverend George W. Goth always began his sermons at Metropolitan United Church in London, Ontario with this invocation, “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.” I didn’t know it at the time but his words were taken from Psalm 19, verse 14. Between 1963...

Ken Dryden, 1947-2025 – classic goalie pose on the left & fitting retirement-cartoon caricaturized by Ting Ken Dryden died just a few days ago, on September 5th. Media and personal tributes abound and continue to do so for the affable gentleman who stood 6 feet, 4 inches in his prime. I admired his playing style and his skills as a goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens...

By coincidence, two days before my father’s birth date, on 8 January 2025, my cousin Dawn Morrow called to tell us my cousin, Richard “Rick” Morrow died suddenly that day. I was and am sad, taken aback by this completely unanticipated event. Almost 5 months later, I am called to ‘pen’ this tribute to Rick and my memories of him, our times together, ...

I start this particular blog having just yesterday (28 July 2024) turned another of my life’s corners….I am now 75 years of age – “old,” by most standards and for the most part, I feel no different inside than I did at any other age. For some weeks, I have left the draft of this blog with only its exact title that I wanted but I have been unready to...

I start this particular blog having just yesterday turned another of my life’s corners….I am now 75 years of age. For some weeks, I have left the draft of this blog with only its exact title that I wanted but I have been unready to write the text. Right now, I know how I want this blog to feel and it’s time to let it unfold, five months after posting my last bl...