Terrorized
What can someone halfway around the world do about a senseless mass murder overseas? Nothing, really. And that’s what’s so damn frustrating. …
General
$19, 020
The title of this post is how much an Oregon woman is owed, in my opinion, after a slot machine malfunctioned and she thought she had won $8.5-million. …
Remembrance Day, 2015
Derek’s Dad was just 21 in 1943 when he answered the call to fight in WWII.Â
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Bacon-mania
I was living in Burlington when a story came out about the toxicity of a chemical used in hair dye. A study showed that whatever it was, was leaching into the scalp and possibly causing harm. Grey-haired women of a certain age let out a silent scream and ran to health food stores, looking for natural alternatives. …
The Value of Work
When you run your own small business, you’re sometimes asked to work for free. Musicians say it happens to them all the time. I’m not sure if it’s as much of a problem if you’re in the trades. I don’t see how someone can possibly think you’ll replace a toilet or wiring or put up drywall for free. But maybe they try. …
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Smarty Pants
A study claims first-born children are smarter than their younger siblings. According to the research, in a family of ten children, the first one would be smart and by the time you get to number ten, they’re basically a turnip. …
Lack of Trust
When I read the story last weekend that TD Canada Trust was letting hundreds of people go to reduce costs, I saw red. …
Happy Thanksgiving!
No matter how many years removed I am from paying my dues, and working every stat holiday, I’ll never stop being grateful that someone else has to do that now. …
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Byron Villager
My sister-in-law Barb started a monthly magazine for the part of London we call home: Byron. …
Oh-Oh Oleander
Late in the summer, hubby noticed a Kijiji ad from someone wanting to find pears to pick. …
Injustice, Twenty Years On
This weekend marks 20 years since OJ Simpson was acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. And new polling shows more people than ever believe he did it. …
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Email Woes
A few years ago, Rogers lost my email. It was infuriating. It simply didn’t exist for more than two weeks and no one seemed upset about it except me. I even contacted my former (distant) Rogers colleague, now Mayor of Toronto John Tory, and begged him to get in touch with a higher-up at Rogers which he did. And that’s how I found out why no one cared too much. Â …