Without warning, the door of the tiny aircraft slammed up and open.  The panic lasted a nanosecond.  We were at 10,000 feet.  Time to jump. The slipstream screamed past the open door.  It was fierce. My daughter went first.  She mouthed an unladylike expletive as she paused briefly at the open door, her eyes wide. … More Diving Into The Bucket List

While growing up on the farm, John didn’t notice he tanned easily and rarely sunburned.  Many years later he’d discover why. Shortly after they were married, Anne commented on John’s tan.  She liked tanned skin.  So much so, Anne would add a few drops of iodine to her suntan lotion to jump-start the sun’s effect … More Red Skin and Suntans

Some men cherish a few hours in their workshop on a Saturday afternoon.  One began that way and ended with me buying into a nightmare – a two-year-old standard bred filly named Shilo Fantasy. On that fateful Saturday, there I was contentedly working on a project in my basement workshop.  Just before lunch, the basement … More The Filly Was a Nightmare

When three journalists climbed into the four-seater aircraft before leaving Yellowknife in the sub-arctic Northwest Territories, they had no idea all expectations for an uneventful ‘hop’ would evaporate around the mid-point of the planned flight. The destination was Hay River, an hour southwest by air across Great Slave Lake.  The journalists were en route in … More Emergency Supplies