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I have tried to be nice. I have tried to be civil. But it is getting to be a bit of a nuisance – or a pain. Phone calls at all hours from companies that […]

Last week, the Ontario government announced the winners of its battery energy storage procurement process, and the community I live in lost in both figurative and literal sense. Unlike previous “green energy” procurement processes in […]

I dislike public speaking. I’m a writer, not a speaker. I like to stay behind the camera taking photos, not go in front of them. Speaking in front of others is to draw attention to […]

Driving into a parking lot the other day, I may have muttered some inappropriate language. It was a small parking area, not really a lot at all – enough for two cars. Or at least […]

American humourist Josh Billings is credited with coining the metaphor that the squeakiest wheel gets the grease. Under his pen-name, Henry Wheeler Shaw, he wrote a poem in 1870 that popularized the metaphor. “I hate […]

The other day I was looking for product reviews for an item I wanted to buy. I found a couple of video reviews on this product to watch. But I was so frustrated once the […]

I recently learned of the death of someone I used to volunteer with in a historical group some years ago – Roger. Roger was the de-facto chair, treasurer, and keeper of the peace in this […]

It is that time of year again. The time when the sports fan in me takes a deep dive into the pit of despair. To wallow in the pool of woe that is cheering for […]

The ability to communicate clearly and effectively is not that difficult. Many people can do this well. Being able to communicate well does not mean being the most eloquent of speakers, rather that what you […]