Worthwhile Research
The headline practically reached out from my monitor and grabbed me by the collar: Chocolate Can Cut Heart Attack and Stroke Risk! …
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General
The ol’ Stink Eye
Last week I was on my way to a radio station event in London at the Grand Theatre on Richmond Street. It was a business function and I was appropriately dressed in what one might describe as business attire. In my hand, my large leather bag that holds my daily collection of cut veggies and bottled water as well as the container holding my big salad, my wallet and other essentials. …
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Martha and the Sleeper Hold
This is so weird and compelling. …
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Strange Idea of Fun
A Japanese video game is getting a lot of attention for all the wrong reasons. It’s called RapeLay. Can you guess what it’s about? …
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Something to Think About
Discussing religion is always dicey.  The fact is, no one can really, truly answer a lot of important questions about the universe and our role in it. But many people are unable to acknowledge that and some see any discussion of religion as an attack on it. …
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Scrabble in the Dark
That’s how we plan to spend Earth Hour tonight from 8:30 to 9:30. We’ll play Scrabble, the old-fashioned non-electronic kind with tiles and a board, by candlelight. …
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Crash Course in Road Sharing
Let me say at the outset that I did not actually witness the accident. I saw the car fly across the oncoming lanes and onto the grass, stopping just shy of the hedge but I didn’t actually see the impact. I was behind a van at the stoplight. …
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A Tale of Two Storytellers
Recently I had the experience of hearing a news story on one radio station, and then immediately hearing it on another. This isn’t such a rare thing except the story was told so differently by the two anchors that it was like a slap in the ears with a velvet glove. …
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Colour Blind
In recent years I’ve been experiencing the usual decline in eyesight that comes with getting older. …
Data Transfer Suckage
It’s mid-month – the 17th to be exact, St. Patrick’s Day for those who mark it – and we’ve almost reached our monthly limit for data transfer from our Internet provider. …
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The Word Fairy
In the past few days The Word Fairy has been struck by an unusually high number of writing faux pas. Let me put down my wand as we explore some of them here, shall we? …
Up Against The Wal(Mart)
I’ve always liked Zellers. In Burlington, we lived just a stone’s throw from a big, clean, modern and bright Zellers that contained a charming little diner where friendly ladies served up a fast and delicious breakfast on weekends. …
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Lip Sticky
The London Free Press recently ran an article about a woman who’s making and selling all natural lipsticks. …
Singing a New Song
A debate is underway about the lyrics of our national anthem. Specifically, there’s going to be some official, government research into whether the line, “in all thy sons command” in O Canada, should be rewritten to be more inclusive. A new poll out this morning shows 80% of respondents want the anthem to be left as is. …
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Selling Sensible Sight
I have a little sideline sales project. Well, WE have one. It’s a case where we liked the product so much, we bought the company…er…or something like that. …
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In the Pink
It warmed my heart to read that a local high school had a Pink Day to combat bullying. …