While we’re on vacation, I’m reposting some of my favourite blog posts of the past.Â
I know, I know, there are some people who would say “Never!”  But Smart Money in the US claims to reveal the best times to buy certain items.  They claim it also translates to Canadian retailers, so let’s give it a look, shall we? …
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While we’re on vacation, I’m rerunning some of my favourite blog posts of the past.Â
Did that title grab you? It sure got me when I saw it on CNN and even more so once I realized Dr. Sanjay Gupta was presenting these five baddies with Men’s Health Magazine. I watched the video so you don’t have to. So what are they? …
Five Foods You Should Never Eat Read More »
What are you watching? Seriously…I need a show to get hooked on. …
Stuck in a TV Rut Read More »
Aside from the questions about the timeline and who knew what when and should have told whom, the bottom line is that last week, our police prevented innocent people from getting hurt or killed. To say that the people of nearby Strathroy were shocked by the detonation of an explosion and the killing of Aaron Driver on a residential street, is like saying Michael Phelps is a pretty good swimmer. The RCMP limited the tragedy to one life, instead of whoever was unlucky enough to be in London’s City Centre that night. (Driver died inside a cab and had told the driver that’s where he wanted to go.)Â …
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Women of a certain age have always known that some clothing stores use a size chart that caters to only our bracelet-charm-sized sisters. They simply don’t want anyone with a muffin top to pass through their doors. Once we get it, we avoid them. I call them “Tabitha stores” because only my size 0, little sister Tabitha can fit into their stuff. I’m looking at you, Le Chateau. …
…but Civic Holiday Monday seems pretty lame. However, you won’t catch me complaining about a Monday of leisure!  …
Call It What You Wish… Read More »
Well, that didn’t last long. Early this year, The Guardian newspaper in the UK announced that Alanis Morissette was going to write an advice column for its weekend magazine. She took over from Molly Ringwald and said her mix of “intuition and empathy” would serve her in the role. Well, she just quit. Alanis and her rapper husband just welcomed their second child and she says she wants to focus on being a Mom. …
You, You, You Oughta Know Read More »
In an effort to move our radio station away from the “angry old white man” perception of talk radio, we became one of the major sponsors of Pride London, which ended yesterday with the annual parade. …
If you are tempted to say, “all lives matter” when you hear the phrase “black lives matter”, click HERE.
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Maybe you heard about the Brockville man whom police are looking for after he hurled belongings of his son and his girlfriend into a campfire. One of those things was a propane tank and it caused quite a little burst of flames. The 56-year-old took off before officers could get there.
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Not Only in Brockville Read More »
They call it Opaque Couche, with an accent on the e that I can’t make with this American keyboard. It’s in the Pantone paint family, and it’s a mix of camo green, puppy poop and the shade of sky just before a tornado forms. You don’t want it on your walls. …
The World’s Ugliest Colour Read More »
The Grammar Nazi. You have nothing to fear from her! …
Don’t Fear the Nazi Read More »
China is well known for a lot of things: lead-painted toys, tasty food, over-population and for marginalizing groups who don’t go along with the majority. Many Chinese live in extreme poverty and a story came out late last week about a dozen children in the Zhaojue county, and their dangerous trek to school. …
Sorry Dads, Your School Stories Lose Read More »
It’s not really fair to compare our Las Vegas wedding to a wedding with invitations and guests and centrepieces, except that we were ahead of the trend on something important: customization. These days, brides and grooms are realizing that they can have a service that’s as long or as short as they want, and have it contain what they want, instead of taking a cookie-cutter ceremony from someone who simply inserts their name into the wording. Our friend Laurie is now an ordained Minister and that’s her niche: officiating customized, non-denominational weddings. …
Your Wedding, Your Way Read More »
There are so many people doing so much good for others, and it’s one of the biggest advantages of my life and career that I get to meet so many of them. …
When I read about the latest successful telephone scam, I didn’t believe it. When I saw the lips of actual Windsor police officers move to tell the story, I had to admit it was true. These scammers must have a patter that’s awfully effective, or it’s just a matter of numbers before they hit someone exceptionally gullible, because it’s hard to imagine this one working as well as it has. …