Lent is a time of prayer, but not for gloomy faces. Some people choose to give things up, but that's read more

Lent is a time of prayer, but not for gloomy faces. Some people choose to give things up, but that's a matter of personal piety. Many parishioners choose to add something, like prayer or extra worship services, or take on a cause.

We had to take one bus trip for eight hours. It was a nice bus, leather seats and all that. read more

We had to take one bus trip for eight hours. It was a nice bus, leather seats and all that. But eight hours on a bus? That's crazy man.

I think that the real emotion is one of great pride,

I think that the real emotion is one of great pride,

Similar problems are faced in every household, but this is on a much larger scale.

Similar problems are faced in every household, but this is on a much larger scale.

All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts.

All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts.

The hitting rock bottom theory is all very well. But it is probably possible to intervene earlier.

The hitting rock bottom theory is all very well. But it is probably possible to intervene earlier.

My goal freshman year was to be able to travel with the team. I achieved that, and breaking my hand read more

My goal freshman year was to be able to travel with the team. I achieved that, and breaking my hand was sort of a blessing in disguise, because it allowed me to play four full years of baseball.

Royko said it was the worst thing anybody could ever do to him, ... Here he had been gratuitously nasty, read more

Royko said it was the worst thing anybody could ever do to him, ... Here he had been gratuitously nasty, and the guy calls up and makes a joke about it. He said it was totally disarming. It was also totally brilliant.

If that proves not to be possible then I think as a community we're prepared to trust to the good read more

If that proves not to be possible then I think as a community we're prepared to trust to the good offices of the premier and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.