Derek and I ran a few daytime errands together a couple of weeks ago. It was a rare moment when neither of us was busy with work. He needed a specific power cord for his motorcycle. And there was a sweet deal on Google Pixel 7 phones that we’d been waiting for at the Rogers store.
…This post is general and it’s personal. My former mother-in-law has had her life savings, and even her wedding rings, stolen by a couple of family members. Close ones. The ones she would never suspect would treat her like she no longer mattered. I would love to name them and shame them and hunt them down. But it’s not my place.
…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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This week’s randt came from a frequent observation at local grocery stores. I’m sure its’ quite common in other cities and towns. I was once in a store when someone took to the PA and announced that a thief was going around snatching purses from shopping carts. Â My purse never, ever comes off my arm. Â Ergo, I randt.
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This was not about a truck. People seem to have latched on to the truck as the point of the crime but that was early on and said by Tim’s wife when few facts were known. The truck was the method of abduction but the suspect in custody in the Tim Bosma disappearance case could have purchased a dozen similar trucks for cash.  I think there’s a level of evil still to be revealed that will repulse us all. …
A couple of drunken idiots broke into the radio station this week. Â …
This blog post is a two-fer. It’s also posted on 98.1 Free-FM’s website. Â But it felt so good to confess that I thought confessing a second time might feel even better! Â In case you’re not aware, the St. Thomas Walmart caught fire last Sunday. Â And now you’re up to date. …
Bye-bye Michael Rafferty. Â Although your name will now be synonymous with killing a child at least we won’t have to look at your smug face every day. Â …
We may have witnessed the end of a rapper’s career before it even really got started. Â And I ask you, is that really a bad thing? Â …
It started with 4 suspicious fires on the weekend all targeting adult-oriented businesses. …
I couldn’t have planned this better. Â …
Sex abuse victim Sheldon Kennedy spoke to Parliamentary justice committee yesterday in support of the Harper government’s omnibus crime bill. Â …
Finally, Clifford Olson is dead. …
Having lived in Wingham for four years, and now living just about an hour away, I’m watching with interest the reports from the first ever murder trial of a Winghamite. …
I’ll happily stay safe and caffeinated in the comfy anchor chair, thank you. …
Paco the Chihuahua is one tough little pooch. …
When the third wave of alerts about a York Region police officer came to my iPhone, before I opened them I looked at my phone and said out loud, “not dead, not dead, not dead.” …
I’m no genius. I’ve made mistakes and will likely make a few more. But there are a few fundamentals about the news business that too often get forgotten in this era of budget restraint and I find it deeply disappointing.   …