God destroyed sin's control
      We are approaching Easter, one of the most glorious times for the body of Christ. I know this Sunday is Palm Sunday; I have to ask, "Has the King of Glory come to your Jerusalem, the heart of your world, to the very heart of your soul?" I hope he has.
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Stop complaining about gas prices!
      I'm seriously considering buying a Smartcar. I've always loved compact cars, going back to my old 1980 Honda Civic (so old it had round headlights, I used to say in 1992 when I owned it). Compact cars are great on gas, they're fun to drive, usually inexpensive to insure and maintain, have just as many safety features as any other car and...did I mention great on gas?
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Dipping Into the Past
Stormbound trains limited local visits to Old Boys' banquet
      100 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 12, 1908 • Reports the TORONTO GLOBE of last Saturday: "Several guests who were coming down from Orangeville last night for the annual banquet and at-home of the Dufferin County Old Boys' Association, held in the Temple building, were unable to reach here on account of the trains being stormbound in that district.
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'Foreign(ers)'
      I dislike the words 'foreign' and 'foreigners'. They are used more frequently since inter-cultural fear and paranoia intensified after 9/11/01. The spunky Ms Clinton said a week ago, "I don't think anyone should tell the people of Ohio one thing and tell a foreign (i.e. the Canadian) government something else".
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A 'decades-old ideological straitjacket'
      Things change. Sometimes for the better. Who among you hasn't been shown one of those dark, mysterious ultrasound images of a baby growing in the stomach of a daughter, granddaughter, spouse, friend, or whomever?
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E-mail's 'threat' taken far too seriously
      Premier Dalton McGuinty has decided that there are two different rules for those who threaten anyone in public life - one for politicians and the other for the rest of us.
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Where should we draw the line?
      Traditionally we have emphasized the importance of 'separating church and state'. Somehow this appears more and more difficult as society has evolved. Once religious organizations operated schools, hospitals, orphanages and all aspects of welfare. The state now controls these social structures but controversy is built into most aspects of well being.
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Value
      The woman is eyeing a lovely lemon quartz teardrop wrapped in silver. She hefts it, places it to her breast and takes in her reflection in the mirror. She checks the price. Is it worth it? She decides yes, and hands me her bank card.
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