Comments be damned
A couple of days ago there was a massive fire that destroyed some of the new portables that were under construction at the local high school less than a mile from my home. Of course, any kind of fire is devastating, but police now suspect arson. That makes it worse. Who the hell would do…
All “Laked” Out
Do you ever sink into your favourite chair or maybe patio swing and sigh, “Ah, it’s good to be home”? Well, the older I get, the more often I find myself breathing that sigh of contentment. And I don’t think I’m alone. I was chatting with a friend recently on the pickleball court. They had…
Be OK with being crazy!
I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the concept of life’s third act since I wrote a blog about it in June. The third act typically begins in the 50s or 60s. Rather than the common view that this is a period of decline and “old age”, new research points to this time as…
Happy Birthday, eh?
I have a vague memory of wearing a special dress with yellow and white flowers, a matching bonnet-style hat, and assembling in a parade of some sorts to honor Canada’s 100th birthday. It was 1967 and I was in Grade 3. Or maybe Grade 4. It doesn’t matter. The song was The Centennial Song and…
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