Travel has always been an important part of my family’s activities. First it was day trips and then as finances and time permitted, longer trips were undertaken. Travelling with kids is a worthwhile adventure, even […]
This year voters are blessed with two opportunities to go to the election booth. Ontario’s general election is June 2 and the municipal election is October 24. Voting is important and as someone who follows […]
This year is almost over. At the start of 2021, it looked to me like we’d be on our way out of this pandemic. Hope, optimism, and all that jazz. Now as my fingers tap […]
Telling stories is an important part of the Christmas tradition, or at least they are in my family. Family stories or reminiscences are part of that tradition. Remembering an uncle who mixed up the chocolate […]
I worked at a self-serve gas station for a couple of years when I was in high school. It was one of the most boring jobs I’ve ever worked. My shifts consisted of pushing a […]
I dislike giving gift cards as presents for close family members and friends. It’s impersonal. Unless the gift card is for an experience I think the gift receiver might like, those plastic cards are taboo. […]
Why is it I never remember that I said I am not going to do something again, until I am partway through doing what I said I wasn’t going to do again? Over the weekend […]
There is a great beach front bar and restaurant in Clearwater Beach. Started by a guy from the Montréal area who moved to Clearwater, Frenchy’s is a local institution. We “discovered” that place on our […]
I have a general dislike for clothes shopping. Some of this I have written about before, my issues with analysis paralysis being what they are. Another reason for my dislike is that clothing retail doesn’t […]
It is no secret that I am someone interested in politics, all politics – federal, provincial, local – it doesn’t matter. Normally I enjoy covering politics and political campaigns. The pithy comments and pot shots […]
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