Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Don't text and drive

Three days ago a young lady called Courtney Sandford decided to text  her friends while she was driving to work.
Not a good idea. She was listening to a favorite song AND taking a "selfie" shot at the same time. Her last text at 8:34 AM read thus:
"The happy song makes me HAPPY"
It was her final sentence.

The North Carolina police autopsy recorded the time of her death in a head on collision as 8:35 AM (on  the very same phone that had led to her demise.)

Sobering thoughts!

Take them to heart. Hebrews 10:27 reads "It is appointed unto man once to die and after death the judgement."

Text and do "selfie" shots when you are driving and you will probably be having that appointment earlier than expected.

Jubilate.

Ian

Sunday, April 27, 2014

OHIP or IHOP

April, 2014, not the best of months for my wife, Pauline.
In the first week she came home limping from the indoor tennis club. Last week she had an operation on her hand to straighten out her baby finger (dupuytrens disease). She will be away from her beloved tennis court for at least another month.
So much for the bad news. The good news is that for the operation, the after-care, the X-ray on her knee, the upcoming MRI and the therapy, she simply shows her little card (courtesy of the Ontario government) and all medical bills are taken care of.
In Canada, we may be perched near the tundra and endure four months of winter, but it is still a great place to live. This is especially so when age creeps up and things go "snap, crackle, pop."

To our South, in the States, they have a national fast-food chain called IHOP (International House of Pancakes). In Canada we have OHIP (Ontario Health Insurance Plan).
When we reach our seventies we'll gladly pass on the pancakes and maple syrup. Just give us that little card that Pauline will be using when she goes to the docs this week.

Jubilate.

Ian