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Who’s Allowed to Criticize Patton Oswalt and a Neighbourly Update

July 18, 2017 / 1 Comment / Celebrities, Personal Life, Social Marketing

If you don’t know Patton Oswalt, please allow me to introduce you. I’ve been a fan so long, I used to have to order his stand-up comedy CDs (CDs!) from the US. He’s funny, smart, original and thinky without being Dennis-Miller-over-my-head thinky. He also played Spence on King of Queens and a computer geek/genius on Two-and-a-Half Men, among other things. …

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Adversely Affected by Advil

July 17, 2017 / 5 Comments / General, Personal Life

You may remember Cousin Kim from Erin Davis’ retirement show. She was my “date”. She’s a great lady and one of Derek’s favourite first cousins. Now, Kim is coming through a terrible ordeal as the result of seemingly “safe” over-the-counter medication. …

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Throwback Thursday – Best Pizza in Town

July 13, 2017 / 2 Comments / General, Personal Life, Photography

I’m pretty sure that Robbies Pizza was the first pizza I ever ate. That is correct – not Robbie’s; Robbies. I unearthed one of their flyers in a pile of my father’s stuff.
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Falling Behind

July 12, 2017 / 1 Comment / General, Personal Life, Photography

The motorcycle industry is hurting. This isn’t anything new. It hasn’t really recovered since sales plummeted in the mid 2000s when the economy took a hit and the first things people gave up were their “play” items. They stopped buying sports cars, boats and bikes. When things started to pick up again, motorcycle manufacturers found themselves trying to sell powerful machines to people who were too old to want them. …

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Throwback Thursday – Bye-bye Bears

July 6, 2017 / Leave a Comment / General, Personal Life, Social Marketing, Throwback Thursday

Considering the amount of time I’ve spent in my old hometown lately and the Facebook friends I have from high school including the group dedicated just to my class year, you’d think I would have caught wind of the farewell party for the school itself. But no one breathed a word about it until afterward. Looks like most of my old classmates didn’t even attend. Pity. …

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Playing Stupid

July 4, 2017 / 1 Comment / General, Personal Life

Unless you can hire people to do everything including point to where your stuff should go, something usually goes awry on moving day. You have to expect to encounter a bump or two in the road to your new home. …

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I Am Canadian

June 30, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Personal Life

When I make a complaint, if it’s not about the weather, I say “I’m sorry”.

Most of my complaints are about the weather. …

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Throwback Thursday – As Good As It Gets

June 29, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Personal Life, Politics, Throwback Thursday

My maternal grandfather, who died when my Mom was ten years old, relied on rations during the Second World War. We recently found a ration coupon booklet with many of the little tickets still intact. …

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Guest Post by Donald D’Haene – Thank-you Jerry Seinfeld

June 27, 2017 / 3 Comments / Celebrities, Guest post, Personal Life

Donald D’Haene is a retired London performer, reviewer, TV host, author and columnist. He’s also not a hugger. Today, I’m handing my blog space over to him.

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Oh Canada (Free Flag!)

June 23, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Personal Life, Photography, Politics

Someone knocked on the door after 8 pm one night last week. Derek and I were in bed, reading, but I scrambled up and grabbed a robe. By the time I got to the door I saw a woman I didn’t know hustling down the end of our driveway, carrying signs on metal frames. …

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Throwback Thursday – No Place Like Home (It’s Not Home Anymore)

June 22, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Personal Life

When I was in Grade 7 and Kevin in Grade 5 at Lakeview School in Grimsby, Mom and Dad bought a 53-acre parcel of land in West Lincoln. After years of renting, they would build their own home and have a large base upon which to base their company, which involved big trucks and equipment, not to mention piles of railroad ties. We finished out our school years and got to pick our room colours as the house came to life. As you may have read here previously, I went trendy and Osmondy, with several shades of purple. …

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Living History

June 20, 2017 / Leave a Comment / Celebrities, Personal Life, Photography, Working

Looking for something different to do last Friday, my pal Jenn suggested we check out the new broadcasting exhibit at Museum London. At the time, we didn’t realize it was the second anniversary of the death of our then-patriarch at Free-FM, Richard Costley-White. Fitting that we had stood in front of his photo at the Museum and remembered what a good guy he was. …

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Adversely Affected by Advil

Throwback Thursday – Best Pizza in Town

Falling Behind

Playing Stupid

I Am Canadian

Throwback Thursday – As Good As It Gets

Guest Post by Donald D’Haene – Thank-you Jerry Seinfeld

Oh Canada (Free Flag!)

Throwback Thursday – No Place Like Home (It’s Not Home Anymore)

Living History

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