Neckties, siestas and Chinese time
You’re not the only one who’s been wilted by the heat, despite employing maximum air conditioning. The deep strategic thinkers at the Ontario government, worried about this one-two punch of the loss of productivity and high energy use, are on the case. According to research conducted by The Times’ Queen’s Park bureau, three levels of […]
It’s the math that scares me
I’m angry. Ticked off and just plain upset. Two or three times each month, LOML and I visit a friend and his wife (she’s a friend too, by the way). The roundtrip takes longer than the actual visit. But the drive isn’t the issue. We’ve known this man and his wife for 40 years. We’ve […]
Olympic history
I recently came across a wonderful set of sports cards dedicated to a variety of athletes. There are several prize fighters included in the group as well as track and field athletes. Many of the competitors pictured in the set participated in the Olympic Games for the United States. The set is entitled “Champion Athlete […]
A hotbed of crime
Summertime. The time when we read for fun. The time when we don’t squirm if someone catches us reading a John Grisham novel or rediscovering a yellowed Agatha Christie mystery. But I was a bit confused when, browsing for something of that ilk in the library, I picked up a book published in 2011 by […]
Footprints
Summer in the County. We’ve got great beaches and beautiful vistas, wonderful heritage sites and delicious farm stands. When we can’t stand that anymore, we’ve got a drive-in, beautiful parks, trails, arts and cultural events and restaurants. There’s a veritable holiday heaven all around us. If I were I kid, I would love this weather, […]
In the right direction
From the standpoint of the Toronto Blue Jays, Saturday’s 5-1 win over the Detroit Tigers was a step in the right direction. That followed a Friday night victory, with some optimism. Most of the chatter about the Jays, recently, revolves around their injury problems. They have had horrible luck with the injury bug this year, […]
The tunnel back
The faerie realm is a jumpin’ these nights under the stars and moon, mimicking the sounds and lights of farm equipment working in the dark. This morning, signs of mischief are everywhere: acre upon acre are set like gigantic board games with hundreds of games pieces—tidy ingots of hay—plunked down with exactness onto playing fields. […]
This little beauty
“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet” Romeo and Juliet, II, ii, 1-2 Nowadays “claret” is an E.U. protected name for red wines produced in the Bordeaux region. In the Middle Ages it was an anglicization of a French word that meant pale. “Clairet” […]
Who are you?
I’m going to go all “naive” on you today. A long time ago, when computers and interconnectivity and such were going to make my life a dream, I was asked if I’d sign a paper agreeing to let my family physician share my medical information with other medical specialists. Sounded like a great idea. I […]
The six feet under confession
There’s a joke that is often told to lawyers in order to irritate them. It goes like this. The client lends money to the lawyer, and then dies before the money is repaid. The lawyer, overcome by remorse at the unpaid debt, tucks a cheque into the suit pocket of the deceased client, knowing he […]