Wanderings

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 […]