Beware the watchdogs
Let me start with this: The Empire State Building in the heart of New York City took 18 months to build. Think about that. The tallest building in the world, at the time—a year and a half. What has happened since then? Lots. Bureaucracy, and tons of it. Maybe way too much. I understand that […]
I Will Remember
Remembrance Day was a great, big deal when I was a kid. Of course, I didn’t really understand what it was about or that my dad was a veteran. I saw the photographs of him in his uniform, but it never really occurred to me what Remembrance Day was for people like my dad or […]
How may I waste your time?
Time is a weird thing. According to science, time is a constant. If you look at a clock, that’s probably true. It doesn’t matter how you measure it—it’s still time. In France, after the Revolution, they moved to the metric system, which later caught on around the world, except for American citizens, who are totally […]
You’re welcome
The Hallowe’en treats have barely hit the big bowl in the front hall and someone out there is whining about whether or not they can say “Merry Christmas”. For goodness sake! Nobody cares. There isn’t a law to prohibit the use of season’s greetings of any kind. Any kind! But it certainly is the time […]
Last chance
Its official, winter is on its way. Most of us have seen photos of snow already on Facebook, and there is a decided chill in the air. Even though it may seem easier to stay indoors, now is the last chance for you to get a few things done to set you on the path […]
Round we go
I’d like to start this with an anecdote from my father. Back when he was a teen and a keen car buff, he told me that his father needed to go up the Lake on the Mountain road in reverse. This is the old LotM road, which ran behind what is now County Brewing Co, […]
The “C” word
Very, very recently I heard someone in my family use the “C” word. Yep, someone had the nerve to say “Christmas” to me. Someone even suggested we could start planning the Parade Weekend and wondered if LOML and I had started making gifts yet! What the H E double candy canes! I’m still hoping there […]
Feeling pain
This going to be another meandering thought, which may end up having a point. All of us have felt pain. Some of it physical. Fall down, break a hip … your whole life changes. On the good side, you will get to park your car in the primo spaces. On the downside, you find out […]
Q: War, What is it Good For?
“It’s good news week. Someone dropped a bomb somewhere, Contaminating atmosphere and blackening the sky.” Like a lot of you, I’ve got an ear worm going on. It’s Good News Week is the song that plays over and over and over in my head these days. It was a protest song recorded in 1965 by […]
Straw bale garden
The concept of the straw bale vegetable garden has erupted on the Internet over the last year with new gardeners looking for an alternate to the back-breaking labour of tilling a bed in the yard. The concept is very easy. Put plants in a straw bale and let them root in the natural pockets created […]