February 2010

Do You Need a Spork? House Proud – The Toronto Sun

February 28, 2010 / 3 Comments / Columns

I equate shopping for technology with trying on string bikinis under fluorescent lights, in public, on live television. I’m sure it’s not as embarrassing but I dread it just as much. Food shopping is a necessity and not my idea of fun. Given a choice, I’d prefer to spend a stolen hour devoted to browsing among unusual items. So a recent outing with a girlfriend to hit a string of home stuff stores was a welcome way to spend a sunny Saturday. …

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A Wee Bit of Whine

February 23, 2010 / Working

Yesterday I did something I’ve never done before even though I have previously wanted to.  I called an editor and complained about how one of my published columns was edited. …

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Twitter Twits

February 19, 2010 / General

My Blackberry buzzed yesterday afternoon with the surprising and sad news that Gordon Lightfoot had died.  “Damn”, I thought.  “Last I heard he was doing well.”  …

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Move In Day

February 18, 2010 / General, Personal Life, Working

If you’ve ever been to a trade show, say, the auto show or a boat show, you probably haven’t even thought about what it takes to get all of those vehicles indoors, safely, efficiently and without any crashes or catastrophes.  …

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Baby Blues

February 16, 2010 / 1 Comment / General, Politics

There was a Family Day rally at Queen’s Park.  About 60 couples protested the fact that OHIP doesn’t cover invitro fertilization for those who can’t conceive.  The procedure goes for about $10,000. per treatment and sometimes several rounds are needed.  For many couples, it doesn’t even work.   …

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Journey’s End

February 15, 2010 / General

He made it! My brother is “there”.  He’s in Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, in the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego.  He arrived on his road-worn BMW motorcycle during a blizzard and he tells me hundreds of people, locals and fellow tourists,  took his photo as he pulled into the city. …

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Kit-sanity!

February 11, 2010 / Animals, Personal Life

I don’t want to leave the impression that spending the night in Lucan at the home of Sir William the kitten was a chore.  It was not.  I would do just about anything for my friends, the humans belonging to this feline.  But I think it was a lesson from the Great Gazoo. …

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