2023-07-29 19:43
Ah, Summer! — the weekend of seasons; time for vacation, sunshine, working your butt off in the blazing heat to do odd jobs around the house, and reruns.Summer was the season for telev… Read More
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2023-07-18 22:54
Recently, my wife and I went to see Kinky Boots at a local theatre. As with any performance, we wanted good seats with an unobstructed view; like the views you would imagine from front row s… Read More
2023-07-08 19:00
Great Zeus! Jumping Jupiter! I, for one, could never keep straight in my mind all the different Greek and Roman gods. I mean, there are so many of them. And aside from the sheer volume… Read More
2023-06-28 17:19
In a previous post I stated, "I was a pretty skinny kid. I used to see those ads in the comic books for the Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension system for gaining he-man bulk. I was alwa… Read More
2023-06-16 22:51
The Ford Motor Company stopped making the ill-fated Edsel automobile when I was about six years old. I didn't buy one because I had no money and no driver's license. I wish I had though. The… Read More
2023-06-09 17:54
Near our house are a couple of used clothing donation bins. Here's a photo of one of them:I had seen these many times, but I only recently noticed the sticker warning people to not enter the… Read More
2023-06-02 21:07
Here's something I didn't expect to see while cooking my eggs: You've heard of Mr. Potato Head? Introducing Mr. Fried Egg Face.I admit it was difficult having to dip my toast into his e… Read More
2023-05-26 13:08
What is going on with the educational system in the U.S.? I'm not talking about lack of government funding, or lawmakers' efforts to introduce questionable curricula, or holier-than-thou par… Read More
2023-05-19 16:17
As a Canadian, it's a good thing that I don't suffer from chionophobia or frigophobia. Respectively, those are fears of snow and cold. Then again, a fear of something might spur on your inst… Read More
2023-05-12 13:27
Remember this when attempting to spell rinhoserous, rhinoserus, rinocerous, that R animal with the big horn on his shnoz (sung to the tune of the children's ABCDEFG … Read More
2023-05-04 15:19
Hooray! Hooray! The first of May! Outdoor "activities" start today.It’s certainly not my intentTo wrongly convey what I meant.For if one thinks that I’d implyImproper acts… Read More
2023-04-27 18:00
In my previous post, I admitted that my dreams of writing the next great novel have vanished like a mist at break of day which fights with the sun then fades away.It really sh… Read More
2023-04-14 19:22
A fellow blogger once asked me, "Why don't you have a book out yet?" I responded, "Actually, I do have a book out. The library has been hounding me for years to return it."I have had d… Read More
2023-04-06 12:15
“In your Easter bonnet.”“Oh, yeah? Well, the same to you Mac!”Easter is coming soon — I think. No one really knows when Easter will take place each year s… Read More
2023-04-01 12:34
A is for Absolutely Not!The annual A to Z blogging challenge has started. I will NOT be participating again. I've done so only once. That was back in 2012 and I swear it blogged me out… Read More
2023-03-24 16:11
Before I get into the topic for this post, did anyone else happen to see the crowd at the recent Academy Awards show? One woman was wearing what must be the most inconsiderate outfit in the… Read More
2023-03-18 21:44
It once was my belief that it you mentioned sex and/or nudity in your blog, you would gain readership. Perhaps not the type of audience you're aiming to build, but readers nonetheless.Well I… Read More
2023-03-11 15:28
How, you may ask, has the snow shoveling been this season? Well, I'll tell ya, for most of January and February there was very little snow. The roads were as bare and dry as a Saharan stripp… Read More
2023-03-08 14:56
Unexpectedly and forgoing fanfare,I loom up from the fog of quietude,Emerging like a reverse shipwreckOn the Blogger SeaIt's true. I'm back after a seven year absence. Wow, talk about writer… Read More
2023-01-20 19:16
A blogging challenge does end, finally. Good heavens, I just kept losing my nerve; other people quite rightly seemed tense; until verily we xclaimed, “Yay! Z!”Stupid X.All t… Read More
2022-11-27 14:59
Hello again dear reader.If there is anyone who has been waiting with great anticipation for my next blog post, I do apologize for my absence. Likely, no one has noticed my non-presence anywa… Read More
2016-03-17 01:55
My wife and I recently returned from a vacation in the Dominican Republic. We stayed in the Puerto Plata area. The weather and the resort were lovely. We had a great time.UNTIL I came down w… Read More
2016-03-14 22:58
It is sometimes advantageous to answer an answer with a question. Right, Alex Trebek? But more often it is better to answer a question with a question.In order to find some good questions to… Read More
2016-02-07 20:51
Prior to writing this particular blog post, had someone asked me "Where's Togo?", I would have responded — very Tarzan-like — "Toe go in sock, with other toes and rest of foot."F… Read More
2016-02-06 21:32
A friend recently inquired as to why I haven’t been blogging much lately. I said, “Who do you think I am? Leo ******* Tolstoy? In case you haven’t noticed, I've p… Read More
2015-10-02 15:05
I'd like to begin this post with some advice that I recently gave to a Facebook friend.She was bemoaning the fact that her mailbox was the target of baseball bat wielding thugs. She asked, "… Read More
2015-05-23 18:46
In case you haven't seen it yet, Prancercise has been making quite a stir on the Internet. It's the latest exercise fad. It comes courtesy of a perky free spirit by the name of&nbs&hell…Read More
2014-02-20 15:35
Q. What do you get when you cross a Canadian blogger with a Cuban resort?A. A much overdue blog post.Oh Cuba; land of swaying palm trees, warm sunshine, turquoise waters, and dys… Read More
2014-01-23 15:58
The April 22 edition of The Antler River Free Press contained an article about how immigrants employed as temporary laborers in Canada must pass an English test in order to continu… Read More
2014-01-23 15:33
U is for Underwear.Let’s all say it together, “underwear”. See, that wasn't so difficult. There’s nothing to be ashamed of. We all wear underwear. Well, maybe not all… Read More
2013-07-05 20:28
Editor's Note:When I started writing this blog post, I had no intention whatsoever to write about Rocky and Bullwinkle. It is merely coincidence that two of the animals mentioned in these ne… Read More
2013-07-03 19:07
Long ago life was cleanSex was bad and obsceneAnd the rich were so meanStately homes for the LordsCroquet lawns, village greensVictoria was my queen...— from Victoria by The… Read More
2013-06-22 16:51
The ever-vigilant CBC has provided us with an important story regarding a boy who was has been bullied for being Canadian.From the article:A 15-year-old boy in Upstate New York alleges that… Read More
2013-06-11 14:11
I always welcome comments on my posts. If nothing else, it proves to me that at least someone is reading my blog.I moderate all comments lest I receive some accolade like “I… Read More
2013-05-21 17:03
I recently ran across a news item from Owen Sound. Owen Sound — the city whose motto is, “We are not amused by the Southern Ontario Elephant.”The news was about a young fel… Read More
2013-05-15 21:30
I thought you could buy a monkey meat sandwich at Subway.Subway has had ads out (in Canada at least) that show some sort of breakfast superhero squad.MORNING HUNGER IS NOTHING TO FEAR WHERE… Read More
2013-05-02 18:37
I can't fit into a lot of my old clothes anymore. I feel like Humpty-Dumpty trying on a pair of pants tailored for Pinocchio.Perhaps this restrictive diet I'm on will help. No collops o… Read More
2013-05-01 16:08
Today’s post is brought to you by the letter X.Oh, the possibilities. What subject do I choose??? X-Men, X-Files, X Factor; need I go on?In fact, X can stand for anything. X is us… Read More
2012-10-31 18:36
Count de Money: “Sire, the peasants are revolting!" King Louis XVI: "You said it. They stink on ice."— from History of the World Part IWhenever we watch a movie which… Read More
2012-10-12 18:21
The good people at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland recently decided to induct the Beastie Boys into their august museum of music.The fact that this gruesome group should be… Read More
2012-04-28 23:27
Yodel-odel-lay-HEE-hoooooo!I’ve always been curious about yodeling. Is it music? Is it gibberish? Could we not ask the same questions about hip-hop?A Wikipedia article on yodeling stat… Read More
2012-04-26 18:21
A Facebook friend recently asked "what would you wish for if you were granted one wish". I responded that I would wish for a million wishes. Another of her friends said he would wish th… Read More
2012-04-22 21:20
My father was driving me and my brothers to school one morning way back in the early ‘60s. My youngest brother mentioned that he had a loose baby tooth. He was bemoaning the fact that… Read More
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