Norm Macdonald, meet Joe Donovan
Saturday Night Live, not its original name, launched like a thunderbolt in 1975, at least to the younger generation. Attending Hampshire College in western...
Walking backwards
The more we do something, the easier it becomes. In fact, with repetition the brain grows neural pathways. It’s called learning. It also keeps...
Lost in the funhouse
Remember when you were a kid and your parents took you to the local amusement park or the county fair? The merry-go-round, a small...
Where the whales live
Humpback whales are huge mammals that live in the oceans of the world, coming to the surface only to breathe. Like humans, they are...
You can’t always get what you want
Strange week it was. You know the feeling of being in the zone? It was the opposite of that. This feeling of being off...
The animals will know
Paddling up the meandering tidal river near Parrsboro, NS on the Bay of Fundy, I saw eagles sitting in trees, flying overhead. The immatures,...
Meditating with Eddie Murphy
If you think for a moment, there is a connection between meditation and comedy. First of all, they both require practice and a light...
Wolves and wolverines: Life and death on the trail
For several days I couldn’t get in touch with my Aunt Carla in Newfoundland to wish her a happy birthday because she was never...
Wisdom of the elders
It does not start well, the morning Zoom meditation with the yogi in Rishikesh, along the Ganges River in Northern India. He is late....