A year and a half of a pandemic changed a lot of the customs and practices that were part of everyday life. All those changes were due to the need to physically-distance from each other. […]
Like many people who live in a community which has municipal water and sewer services, I cringe when I see the bill. When I read in the paper that the price for water and sewer […]
If you believe the pundit-class in media, Canadians will be going to the polls sometime before the end of the year in a federal election. That is the cure for what ails the country after […]
I am not a cheap person. That is to say I am not someone who chooses price over quality. When I shop for products or services, I try to support local as much as possible. […]
Robert Wilkes was my teacher in Grades 7 and 8. He was one of the few teachers that made an impression on me in school that has lasted into adulthood. Mr. Wilkes taught history like […]
Everyone has certain words or phrases that will trigger a cringeworthy response when heard or read. Something that when you hear that word spoken, it personifies a nails-on-chalkboard response. Your spine tenses and blood pressure […]
Decades ago as an 18-year old high school student, I made a life-altering decision which took me out of the classroom and on to the road of adventure. It was the spring of 1995 and […]
Growing up, I hated Kool-Aid. You know the drink. That little packet of powder that you mixed with a jug of water and 19 cups of sugar. OK, maybe not 19 cups, but you get […]
The nothingburger. A made-up word originally coined in the 1950s to describe someone, or something, that is a whole lot of nothing. A friend who works at another media outlet tipped me off to this […]
Owning a vehicle is one of the most infuriating things, at least it is for me. Living in a rural area, owning a vehicle is essential for getting around. And I love driving on the […]
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