On Behalf of Biking Brethren (And Sistren!)
I had heard that it happens sometimes but I couldn’t imagine it until it happened to me last Sunday. …
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Personal Life
Please Fence Me In
The broken fence is fixed but only grudgingly so. …
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Soldier of Garden
I’ve declared war on weeds, specificially the dandelion crop on our front lawn. …
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Show-offs
I’ll be at the Green Living Show on the Ex grounds Saturday and Sunday, as part of the team showing the Zero electric motorcycle. …
Bullied by Teens
I had just started down my street to go get my doggie pal Echo for a walk when some idiot kids in a passing vehicle tossed a full pop can at me, narrowly missing me, and spraying me with ginger ale. The can struck the sidewalk as I fixed my eyes on the speeding car (and heard the cackling from within) and repeated the license plate number out loud, over and over, until I could get my Blackberry out of its holster and write the number down. …
Shopping News
Lots of news on the retail front in London. My favourite go-to mall is being reborn as a mixed-use building, mostly because of the reasons it’s my favourite. It’s almost always nearly empty. …
Jamaican Adventure
I wasn’t at all surprised to hear that Canadians were being held hostage aboard a jet in Jamaica. I loathe that island and tell everyone who asks that they should go somewhere else for their vacation. …
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Doe A Deer, A Female Deer…
A drop of golden sun lured four of us to ride motorcycles out to Arkona to conduct a bit of business on Thursday. Three bikes, four people, beautiful conditions. It’s what riding is all about. …
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The (four-legged) Buddy System
I’m living a doggie-deprived life by choice. I truly have no interest in being the primary caregiver for a pooch again. I have to have the freedom to go where I want when I want and I didn’t have that with a couple of previous, high maintenance critters.  But I do miss knowing a dog or two and that’s evident when one approaches and I automatically drop to a crouch to say hello. …
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Apoplectic over Apostrophes
Oh, I could do a little rant about the Junos today and how, after a spectacular performance from Nickelback, the usually dependable Russell Peters sucked all the life out of the opening with his lame contribution. But I’d rather talk about the apostrophe and try to figure out why so many people have no idea how to use it. …
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Legal Eagles
My earliest memory of my answer to the question, What do you want to be when you grow up?, was A lawyer. Then I found out how long I’d have to be in school and decided to explore a plan b or c for my life’s work. I was always eager to get out of school and start doing whatever it was I was going to do. …
Taking a Tumble
As I was lying on the pavement taking inventory of my body, knowing I wasn’t badly hurt, my most vivid thought was, Well, I’m glad THAT’S overwith! …
Erin Davis’s Day at CMW
For the uninitiated, Canadian Music Week is a big deal for those involved in any aspect of music and broadcasting. …
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Rose Coloured Glasses Wearing Old Farts
Reaction to a newspaper article about bullying from letter-writers to that same paper, is really ticking me off. …
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Bay Observer article. My Little and Me.
I have always kept my Little Sister’s name private on this site. But as you will see, she is an adult now and voluntarily agreed to be interviewed for this piece. In fact, we were interviewed separately and when we finally read them, our comments made each other cry!  This appeared last week in the Bay Observer of Hamilton, written by journalist Peggy Chapman. …
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