Opinion/Letters to the Editor

My lovely wife likes to make up words from time to time or use words in a different manner than which they were intended. She usually doesn't realize she has used a word this way, because what she said makes sense to her.

Global Perspectives

Slightly Skewed

The unification of humankind without the loss of differences

Fun wine labels help to create a certain mood, and when it's backed by a famous artist that's just more to talk about with friends.

Last week Joe bought a new pair of boots. "Come in. Come in," welcomed the photographer. MacKay's the name . . . at your service. Joe removed his floppy brimmed hat as he entered the log and canvas building. "I'm here for a look-see," said Joe.

At first glance, the suggestion by Abbotsford city councillor Simon Gibson that Prince George should change its name is laughable -at second glance, too. After all, if the residents of Dildo, Newf.

Right Side Up

"James" was tall and skinny, and frankly a bit dorky, but he had a wonderful, self-deprecating sense of humour, and kept us all laughing constantly. He also had a weak stomach, which proved its frailty at the most awkward of times.

Starman: the truth behind the legend of Yuri Gagarin by Jamie Doran Starman is an interesting read on the life of the first man in space, butseeing as this book is a reprint, it is disappointing that no more "truth" has been added to the legend in th