All of a sudden we are witnessing a brace of billionaires puttering around in space. First Richard Branson aboard Virgin Orbit rocketed into the ionosphere and nine days later Jeff Bezos followed on Blue Origin. At least six other members … Continue reading →

Federal Election 2021 was like ‘Christmas in September’ in which nobody got what they wanted. Erin O’Toole looked like the kid Santa knew to be more nice than naughty, but then he went all ‘wishy washy’ and blew that image. … Continue reading →

With thousands of sources of information available at the click of a digital device to help us make decisions these days, we’ve lost that first thought instinct. There used to be a voice of reason that lurked in the back … Continue reading →

Remember when Canadian elections were fun? The cutting cartoons, the gossip, the gaffes, the babies who would not be kissed? This expensive, unnecessary and possibly dangerous election is about as far from fun a plebiscite can get. Canadians seldom vote … Continue reading →

You had to know that when a helicopter crashed near Brantford after clipping a power line and then landed on… Powerline Road, we were in for a wild ride of ironic shenanigans over these past few weeks. The 35-year-old female … Continue reading →

Let’s say you’re a litterer and you’re reading this column. Let me re-phrase that. Let’s say you’re a litterer and somebody is reading this column to you while you sit with a pail at your feet to catch the drool … Continue reading →

I have been fighting off the publisher of the book 1,000 Places To See Before You Die who wants to list my garden in their upcoming edition at Number Three!!! They must have photographed my 200-square foot vegetable plot with … Continue reading →

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games which should never have been held, were, and you know what — they turned out to be pretty good. The games could have been dubbed “The Survival of The Luckiest Olympics” because despite unprecedented heat … Continue reading →

It slices! It Dices! But unfortunately, it dies in the end. Ron Popeil, TV’s consummate informercial pitchman, a persuasive hands-on salesman who could sell exercise bikes to dead people, passed away last week. “The Pocket Fisherman”! Ron Popeil invented, manufactured … Continue reading →

This Monday, CBC TV will air “Terry Fox: The Power Of One”, a one-hour special commemorating a true Canadian hero on the 40th anniversary of his death. This brave kid was just 22 when he died on June 28, 1981 … Continue reading →