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Wanderings – Filters, photos, and hockey sticks
My filter has broke. I am no longer able to tolerate or ignore things like I was able to before 2020. To be fair, this breaking of my filter has been happening for a few […]
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Wandering – Festivus beefs and bouquets
Lorne Wiebe, a former editor I worked with at AM 1220 in Cornwall, used to write a special ‘Beefs and Bouquets’ column around the end of each year. Wiebe would highlight some of the things […]
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Wanderings – Santa drives a yellow Skidoo
All the following is true, as remembered through the lens of a six year old boy, 38 years ago. Long before hit documentary movies like ELF and The Santa Claus revealed how Santa flies through […]
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Wanderings – The Tale of Frankentraktor
While born of modest beginnings in a factory owned by Henry Ford, I will now tell you the tale of a tractor which inflicted great fright among residents of an area west of Brockville. Just […]
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Wanderings – There is no ‘I’ in team…
Anyone who has been involved in sports, either as a player, coach, or parent, knows the phrase, “There is no ‘I’ in team.” It is oft repeated to emphasize the importance of putting the result […]
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Wanderings – Remembering…
Randy Payne was 33 when he died. I went to school with Randy, but had not thought of him for years until reading the newspaper one day 14 years ago. Randy grew up in a […]
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Wanderings – One question, one follow-up
The phrase “One question, one follow-up” has been oft-used during the pandemic. It has been heard by many journalists since the COVID-19 pandemic began and signifies a further erosion of access to government officials. Reporting […]
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Wanderings – Simon, Garfunkel & coffee beans
I’ll admit this right from the beginning – I am not a patient person. At one point in life, pre-pandemic, I believe I was somewhat patient. But now, nope. Any filter I had has disappeared. […]
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Wanderings – Enjoy fall while you can…
Change is coming. You can feel it in the air, and on your sandals. Leaves are changing colour. Wind is growing colder. Fall is nigh. Fall is my second favourite of the five seasons, Spring […]
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Wanderings – The worrier…
The other day, my wife Isabell pointed out that it’s only 100 days until Christmas. Normally I would retort with a quote from Ebenezer Scrooge and then opine that talking about the holiday in September […]