Glimpses Through the Mirror

Jim Campbell — a kinder, gentler, Andy Rooney of the North — trains his lively intelligence and dry wit on the major and minor details of modern life, including:

• Statistics (which he is always tempted to fabricate, to see what people are willing to swallow)
• Big-city commutes from the confines of an air-conditioned communications hub — his car
• How gullible we are about clean energy (and interplanetary travel)
• Gambling (describing a field trip to see if actual gamblers bear any resemblance to the ecstatic partiers of the commercials)
• Getting over the past — fast
• The benefits of celebrating New Year''s on August 1
• Giving olive trees (and peace) a proper chance

""Interesting, insightful, and entertaining. These are just three words to describe Jim Campbell''s columns. Each one is brilliantly conceived and written with conviction: You''ll find many an important message — and lots of good laughs — throughout.""
—WILLIAM ROEBUCK, Editor-in-Chief, Home Digest

JIM CAMPBELL is a retired pastor and an employed writer. He lives in Oakville, Ontario.