Vincent Ross visits the Indian town of Nimah where he interviews the region’s gipsies, famous for snake charming, puppeteering, pottery and juggling. DNA evidence shows India was the birthplace of the world’s gipsies. The bloodline of the Roma people, or gipsies, dates back to pre-1000AD, when their forefathers migrated westwards from northern India, spreading throughout Europe.
On Writing and Riding Drunk on Lawn Mowers
A hilarious tidbit in a local newspaper about a man arrested for driving drunk on a lawn mower inspires the author to contemplate the craft of writing.
How to Be Alone
Some people can never be alone without anxiety and some people need lots of alone time to revitalize their souls. Kerry Slavens explores the difference between alone and lonely and shares a beautiful YouTube video she discovered called “How to Be Alone.”
A Yippee Story: A Woman, a Dog, a Problem
Confirmed dog lover Ali Dubrow is completely out of sorts to discover there is a dog she hates. Now, if she can only quiet Canine Satan.
Making Your Mark: Your Signature and Yourself
Your signature is kind of like an old pair of jeans: familiar and comfortable, and uniquely shaped by its association with you. For some of us, it’s the only handwriting we do anymore thanks to the advent of digital. What does your signature say about you?
Whose History Is It Anyway?
Bruce Kemp feels cheated that he was never taught in school about the Underground Railroad or the fact that Uncle Tom’s Cabin was right in Canada, a country to which American slaves escaped in search of freedom and human rights. And he wonders, how many other people don’t know about this important part of our heritage?
A Mom’s Sacred Sanity Savour
A mom finds revitalizing ‘me-time,’ and away from the house and kids, on her weekly Sacred Saturday Sanity Savour.
Girl Meets Canada: Attacks by Mosquitos and Gnolls
The ongoing story of a girl and her van on an epic journey across Canada. Day 28 (Sunday June 6th) As I rolled out of Viking, Alberta, I saw a hand-written sign on bright pink poster board in a pharmacy window that read, “HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!” Oh, crap! Is it Father’s Day? This was bad […]
Psoriasis and the “Prophet” Motive
The biblical prophet Elisha may have known about a natural cure for psoriasis when he sent people plagued with skin disorders to the Dead Sea.
Ritual as Myth Enacted: “You Have to Hear its Song”
With the unwitting help of a friend and of Joseph Campbell, Ross Lonergan hasgained insight into why he is attracted to and moved by Catholic ritual, especially the ritual of the Mass, despite his recent decision to terminate his active involvement in the Roman Catholic Church.
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