N plus one equals…
Easter weekend is just around the corner. At the risk of annoying anyone who sees Easter as a religious occasion, let me start by saying for me and my family, “It’s a wonderful, long weekend.” Our kids, their kids, their partners, their ex-partners and their friends come home for a few days and we have […]
Habs in Florida
Just in case you didn’t know, P. K. Subban is always in a hurry. Not a lot of dust settles on the man. And as we have seen in the past little while, he is keeping busy on the ice with the Montreal Canadiens. The former Belleville Bull arrived a little late for the season. […]
Similar shapes
Wine bottles, by and large, can be divided into about six different shapes: The Bordeaux bottle has cylindrical walls and high shoulders The Port bottle is of similar shape, but sports a bulbous neck. Burgundy and Rhône bottles have sloping shoulders (Châteauneuf-du-Pape is embossed with crossed keys). Rhine, Mosel and Alsace wines are presented in […]
Snapchat, traffic and apple crisp
If you’ve been in downtown Toronto recently, you may have noticed a difference from Wellington. There are more people, of course, but almost everyone scurries along at a furious pace with a plug in one ear and eyes glued to a hand-held smartphone screen. It’s a wonder thousands aren’t obliterated by the passing traffic at […]
Tasty images
When it comes to food, you’d be hard pressed to find a denser concentration of foodies, food lovers, food consumers, food preppers and food producers than you’ll find right here, in the County. If you know me, and many of you do, you know I can’t resist being involved where there’s an opportunity to put […]
Church hill
I recently attended a service in Belleville. I admit to not being a regular church goer but I am interested in the icons and mythologies of various faiths. I was late arriving for the morning funeral service at St. Michael the Archangel and, with the mass already under way, I slipped into a pew under […]
Longevity
There is a lot to be said for longevity, especially in the sports world. Experience is a valuable asset. In conversation the other night with former Wellington Duke Matt Cooke, he suggested that I check on the number of games he has played in the NHL, and compare it with the number played by another […]
Punt to the finish
“Punt” is the correct name for the dimple on the end of a wine bottle. There is no actual agreement as to why it still exists. When wine bottles were hand-blown, a dimple was left on the inside of the bottle to prevent glass-blowing imperfections from scratching a wooden surface. Eliminating the blown bottom surface […]
Your slogan here
These are not the best of times for County morale. The County’s ranking ranter, Steve Campell, has been calling somewhat tongue in cheek for County independence for a while now. And then, wouldn’t you know it, a half-page advertisement appeared in The Times last week, stating: “There are times when a government becomes the enemy […]
Visiting and visitatin’
February 2013 started out okay but, as the days flew by, the month of hearts and love became more about heartbreaking than heartthrobs. And February 2013 reminded LOML and I that we really have only two kinds of clothing. The stuff we wear every day, essentially blue jeans and t-shirts, and the clothing we wear […]