Rip This
We’ve been had. Â We, as in London media, have played directly into the hands of the city’s new baseball team. Â They played us like fiddles and my, didn’t we make a pretty sound? …
November 2011
Movin’ On Up
We spent another Sunday with our great friends Jeff and Laurie as they settle their “cottage” into the lovely town of Bayfield. Â …
Advice For The Twenty-Somethings
I see it in most of their faces. Â They’re in a hurry to “get there” and they’re panicked that they never will. Â Oh how I remember being in my twenties! Â …
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House Proud – Kitchens That Last, Sun Media
Everybody wants a beautiful kitchen. It’s the heart of your home and a savvy property owner knows it’s also where you’ll tend to get 100% return on your renovation costs upon resale.  …
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Unoccupied
The occupation of London’s Victoria Park is over. Â This may not be news to you. Â It was covered nationally as city officials from across the country watched closely to see how the first forced eviction of an occupation would go. …
How’s It Going, Baby?
It was one of those situations that was funny to everyone else but me. Â Oh I see the humour in it but at the moment it happened and immediately afterward, I wasn’t laughing. Â In fact, it’s such a touchy subject that I have waffled for several days about whether to even blog about it. Â But here goes: …
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The Great One’s Not-So-Great Side
Former NHL player Georges Laraque’s new book is causing waves in the sports world because he says Wayne Gretzky was the worst coach he ever had. …
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Time for an End to Occupy London
Over the weekend the Occupy London protesters who continue to camp out in our city’s beautiful Victoria Park, held a movie night in one of the tents they’ve set up. Â They also have a library full of donated books and generators to operate the powerful lights they’ve set up. Â All they need is Jefferson Airplane and they could call it Woodstock. Â …
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Moments with Maya
Girlfriend Laurie and I scooped up a couple of tickets to see Maya Angelou at the University of Western Ontario this week. Â The 83 year old poet, author and brilliant lecturer was a guest of the University’s Arts and Humanities program. Â At 83, she still goes on the road – literally – to share her remarkable story and her wisdom. Â …
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Burying the Lead
The subject line refers to a news cliche of hiding your best story. Â Say your cousin comes to visit and talks all evening about his ant-farming hobby. Â Then as he’s just about to leave he says, “Oh and by the way, I won $11 million in the lottery.” Â That would be burying the lead. Â …
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Derek has had an old wall telephone for many years. Â It hasn’t been ruined by someone trying to refinish it. Â In fact, it still has the original company sticker on the side and a plate inside that says it was manufactured in 1933. Â All of the components are original and in good shape although we haven’t put them to the test. …
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