2016 Rogers Cup
Under brilliant skies, the men’s semifinal matches took place last Saturday at the Rogers Cup in Toronto. There was a hint of rain as I roared along the 407 north of the city. That ceased as play got underway. In order to get to the semifinal, Kei Nishikori, the third seed, had to move past […]
A tall order
So Canada has fallen short again in its bid to top the world tallness rankings. In fact, Canadians hit their peak a hundred years ago, at fifth (for men) and sixth (for women). Now, according to a massive study conducted by the World Health Organization, Canadians rank 27th (men) and 40th (women). The winners are […]
Dear Giuliana Rossini:
Thank you so much for the letter you signed on behalf of Hydro One, dated July 22, 2016. It’s so wonderful to get a piece of mail from Hydro One that doesn’t contain a bill. I’m sure I’m joined by my one hundred neighbours in expressing how exciting it is to receive the Hydro One […]
Achilles’ heel
The story goes that a mother, hoping to protect her infant son, dipped him in the river Styx, which offered the boy immortal protection. Everywhere except the heel by which she held her son. That was his weakness, and his inevitable destruction, as his death was prophesied. It’s the weakness in something powerful. The rotten […]
Tennis, anyone?
“In the good old summer time…” It’s baseball, hot dogs, apple pie…all of those things, and more. And tennis, of course. This is the week of the Rogers Cup in Canada: the men are in Toronto this year, the women in Montreal. Not long ago, there was some serious tennis played in London, at a […]
Rain, at last
When the thunderstorm bore down upon Bloomfield early Monday morning, two of our puppies were not in the least concerned. They were, however, disturbed by Rupert, who did his best to wake us all up to the delightful change of weather. The welcome rainfall will, to a certain degree, alleviate the drought that has befallen […]
Slowdown on butterfat mile
The interim report we’ve all been holding our breath for is finally on its way to council. The Times has been leaked an advance copy and has interviewed its principal author. For those readers who don’t follow local news regularly, last fall, council put out to tender a contract to study traffic patterns in Wellington. […]
Talk about it
Okay, I’ll say it out loud (or at least in print), some diseases just don’t get any respect. Now, before you decide that I’m one callous witch, hear me out. If a person has cancer, just about any kind, the whole world wants to talk about it. We’ll run for a cure, bike for a […]
Restless
The other day, as I was driving home after a long day of physical work, I nearly fell asleep behind the wheel. I hadn’t slept well the night before. There was too much on my mind, and it was too hot. The day was hot, too, and I was outside for the entirety of it, […]
The Open
The Open, that golf tournament played at various locations in the United Kingdom, wrapped up on Sunday afternoon. The final pairing of Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson was electrifying. Both had distanced themselves from the rest of the pack after the end of the third round. And then it came down to the final day, […]