Oil and Mind Change

I don’t enjoy doing anything involving the maintenance of my vehicle.  I don’t particularly like caring for it or or cleaning it.  I don’t get a sense of pride about it and especially since I’ve owned my own motorcycle, my Xtrail is really just the thing that gets me to and from places.  The best thing about is it that it’s paid for.  …

Bits and Bites

Toronto is finally having its garbage picked up again.  And now the city is paying overtime to some of the same outside workers who went on strike, in order to get the job done.  …

Jersey Boys

Jersey Boys is the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and how they came to be huge pop stars in the 60’s and 70’s and even beyond.  I read in the New York Post on the weekend that the real Frankie Valli was performing a sold out show to 10,o00 with Connie Francis. Not too shabby for an aging Joisey boiy.  And what a show this is, the biography on stage.  There’s no filler – it’s all good stuff and it moves, entertains and delights all the way through.  …

Rocking The Park

Rock The Park 6 is over.  Every year, 1039 FM (previously known as The Hawk) presents some of the biggest acts in the classic rock-ish genre at Harris Park in London, in support of Bethany’s Hope Foundation.  …

Flopping Around

I’m sure there are days when I could make the “don’t” page of Glamour magazine with my fashion choices.  I’m sure the What Not To Wear people could have a field day with me sometimes.  In other words, I throw stones knowing full well that I’m imperfect.  But there’s a fashion trend I’m seeing in workplaces that disturbs me on a Gabbana level.  …