Creative Minds
I’ve wanted to take a photo of this mailbox since I moved to London nearly 4 years ago.  Not only is it an original, it’s also a lesson in recycling and customization! …
London
Master Plan #3,468
London has had its share of growing pains.  While farmland on its outskirts is gobbled up by builders slapping up the slums of the future, downtown has suffered from malls drawing Londoners out of the core with their huge parking lots.  It has happened in many cities this size.  Give London some credit for working on it and for having a downtown that doesn’t look like a bombed out village.  There’s a lot still going on and it’s a fun place to be. …
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Damage Control
This week a London real estate agent was charged after an RCMP investigation. It’s alleged that she deliberately sold certain homes to certain people so they could set up marijuana grow-ops. Â …
Outsourcing Brains
Gobsmacked. Â Shocked and stunned. Â Perplexed. Â I am all of those things over a London city council committee vote yesterday that approved hiring a Toronto firm to build the new city of London website. Â …
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Fire Bug
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. …
GUILTY!
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 …
Here We Go Again Conspiracy Theorists!
For 45 years, London has added a minute amount of flouride to its drinking water. Â The World Health Organization calls this act the single most important health benefit that communities have given people and it blames a lack of flouride and a high sugar consumption for ongoing dental issues in poor countries. Â …
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A Bit of Local History
One of my brothers-in-law (There are 300, give or take) is the Howie-of-all-trades at Woodeden Camp just outside of London. …
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The Week That Was
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 …
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He Doth Protest Too Much
On Monday I dropped by a small protest outside the Health Minister’s office. I’m no hero – she’s only a few doors away! …
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Bad Neighbours
It happened earlier this month but it’s still worth noting that when London was hurting, Ingersoll turned its back. …
A Brandt Randt – My Cup of Dumb Runneth Over
Why do I read comments on news stories? Â They just make me crazy. Yet I’m drawn to them like an unlucky city slicker panning for gold. They’re almost as bad as comments about radio goings-on on the SOWNY or QUAD CITIES message boards. Â In both cases the lion’s share of those involved are people spouting off about things they know nothing about. Â …
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What a Riot
By now you’ve likely heard about the St. Patrick’s Day riot here in my city of London. Â What an embarrassment to me and my fellow Londoners. …
Going Out With a Whimper
I’ll admit it, I used to love Zellers in the GTA. Â They were updated and clean and had great deals on everyday stuff like cleaning products. Â A couple of them even had restaurants that served cheap weekend breakfasts with a smile. Â …
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A Night at the Theatre
I love movies, I really do, but a live theatre (pronounced thea-tuh) crowd as a whole is just a step up. Â It must be because the tickets cost so much more. Â …
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Kitty Sitter
I’ve wanted to do some sort of volunteer work for a while now and yesterday I began at the London Humane Society as a cat socializer – I jokingly call my position “kitty wrangler”. Â …
Papers Not People
London is making continent-wide news this weekend but for all the wrong reasons. Â …
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Bike Show Blur
The Hamilton World of Motorcycles Expo is in the books. Â It goes by so fast. Â Now bring on the London show in 2 mere weeks! …