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But surely there must be more sins than seven. The Ten Commandments would seem to Indicate such. and I‘ve busted he one that has caused me the most difficulty is Pride. I try to keep in mind that 'pride is the never falling vice of fools,“ according to Alexander Pope. who displayed it throughout his life. Of course we all know, or should know, about the seven deadly sins -- Lust, Avarice, Anger. Envy. Gluttony, Sloth and Pride. I've practised them all at some time in my life, although it seems the first has been waving me goodbye lately. Oh. I still rec- ognize it when it approaches, but now It always seems it would be such a lot of trouble and incon- venience. "Sin," the former US. presi- dent replied. "Oh? What did he say?" "He was against it." I don't seem to hear about sin as much as I used to. My mother used the word a lot. as in. “Oh, that's a sin." when she really meant to say. "What a pain in the butt." I think it was Calvin Coolidge who, after going to church one morning. was asked what the minister had preached about. f :WHI'I'CHURQ-l-STQUFFVILLE THIS MONTH: :See us on QWfiIh-pabbwfifilghyw aOmAn-Idfixdrtmofdrmmmm'sfiu Mkmmwwfihl‘fl' www.curvesintemational.com Gunman-rap: «Huhflfi n-uAmhAhh-EVI-dfihul-fi-fifi Mg. 905-642-4392 6306 Main Street Get more free time thlS summer. I understand Buddhists have a roster of over 100 sins and they bang the temple bell on New Year‘s Eve for every one of them. ldon't know what they are but I'll bet that not retumlng yourlibrary book is In there. "What's confidential about someone who steals your book?" I asked. Anyway, that goes on my sin list; not returning your library book. Although come to think of it. I'm not very good at returning books I've borrowed from friends. 0r movies, either. So there's a sin. A social sin, at least. l suggested they give me the person's name. "I'll get the book back." I promised. But they refused. Something about confi- dentiality. in any case, the Ten Commandments seem to leave a lot of leeway. For example. lyvent to the library to get a certain book. I put my name on the wait- ing list, but it seems the book had been checked out by some- one six months earlier and not yet returned. Apparently the library had sent a couple of notices with no response. most of those too. although I don't recall making any graven images. Not unless you count birdhouses or garden trolls. Of course. sins are indispen- I-d* ‘Mm The power to amaze yourself 'Mél'auflkflflzlfinew'n' These are the same people who hung a baby to a public pet- "Isn't that beautiful?’ she'd exclalm. or. at a suspenseful moment. ’The safe Is empty.‘ How about those folk who talk in the movie theatre? They always seem to be sitting right behind me and one of them has seen the movie previously. The latter can't help declaring what is about to happen. A few years ago. when I went to see Titanic. the woman behind me was giving a mnning commentary through- out. as though It were a football game and she was broadcasting the plays. There are a number of driving sins that bother me. Like stop- ping on the merging lane as you enter the expressway, or travel- ling at 40 km/h in the passing lane. sable to every organized society. Without sin there would be an awful lot of unemployment: cops. lawyers. judges. prison guards. not to mention priests. And I note that the Book of Common Prayer states. "We have left undone those things which we ought to have done: and we have done those things which we ought not to have done." Here are some "ought not to have clones." by Ralph Polllman NEXT COURSE: ~ Starts Mon. August 23 -4 Day Course Call 905-640-1229 And then there are the folks who don't pick up their dog's poop: make speeches longer than 20 minutes; slow down to look for the blood at car acci- dents; send e-mails on where I an gamble; sing Christmas carols in November and don't start to look for their money till they get to the cashier. That‘s probably enough sin for today. But I got more, yuh know. TV interviewers who ask stu- pid questions like. "So. how did you feel Mrs. Forklift. when the garbage truck ran over Bobby?" And then there are the intervie- wees who can‘t speak without saying. "Yuh Know." as In. "Uh. yuh know. we played real hard. yuh know. and we were. yuh know. real fortunate to win. yuh know." My dad broke me of that habit when l was a kid. Every time I said, 'Yuh know.‘ he'd say, "No, I don't.‘ formance. That is a sin, unless it's a bagpipe concert. They also wear that heavy. musky perfume that would give a rash to a mummy. Here are some more that are on my list: Your licence to survive. www.youngdrivers.com YOUNG DRIVER?!D - Great re-union continuum-hp: dedicated hours they put toward this event and the alumni who were able to take time. out of their busy sched- ules to attend. Essentially the government has been providing this serv- ice, which is not free, as it has been paid for by OHIP premi- ums or payroll tax deductions. You pay into the system for say 25 years -â€" you are now 50 years old and need an eye examination. Too bad -- you're not covered! To the Editor: OHIP or NOHIP V Re: Sounding off about govâ€" ernment de-listing of eye examinations. (Note: Only one examination is allowed fiery 24 months.) O..,K so let's lobby for a refund. If you act like sheep and do nothing. the govem- ment will treat you like cattle. Paul Clubbe Stouffville Free eye exams, are already paid Gary Gomik Chair. 50th Anniversary Reunion Committee of Canada ISO 9001 REGISTERED AUGUST 2004