Monthly Archives: July 2024

How To Win Fans

Times have changed. No longer can visiting musicians woo Canadians by praising the Prime Minister. That is so 2015. Maybe the Rolling Stones are just out of touch with Canadian society. No shame in that, given that they don’t live here. And I guess the fans don’t care who the band likes. But I’ll bet […]

Smile, It’s Monday

There’s so much truth to this one. I need to stay current for work, but most days I wish I could remain blissfully ignorant. As another work week starts, may our experience with news and current affairs do nothing to make us anxious or raise our blood pressure. At least, we can hope for that.

Signs of Our Times

I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist. Apparently there’s a gas station in Seattle, Washington, that like to make drivers laugh. Today some samples.

The Choice

Joe Biden says he will not step down. He is remaining in the race for President of the USA, and will be the Democratic Party nominee. Americans now have two choices: Biden, who is showing his age (81), or Donald Trump, who could have a complete mental breakdown and no-one would notice, given how erratic […]

Flashback Cars

We continue our Friday Flashback series with a post from July 5, 2018. I’m not really a car guy, but I had fun at this one. This post was the fifth in a series on the event. Time to wrap up our car series from this year’s edition of the Mullheim city festival. You can […]

The Traitor

I bought some sugar the other day. I felt so conflicted about my purchase.It wasn’t that refined white sugar is bad for my health (and everyone else’s). As with many things, the stuff is okay in moderation. It was the brand that caused my consternation. I bought the cheaper sugar, as my Scottish heritage dictates, […]

Wednesday’s Smile

I don’t know about you, but I am sick and tired of Biden, Trump and Trudeau in this space. I thought we all needed a break, because I am sure there is still much more to come before the year is out. I laughed when this one arrived in my email, so hopefully you will […]

It’s Time To Go

Dear Joe, I hate that I feel I have to write you this letter, but you need to hear the truth, and it seems you need to hear it from multiple sources. I want to thank you for your years of dedication and public service. In 2020 you were probably the only Democrat who could […]

Who Needs Trump?

As Canada celebrates it’s 157th birthday today, thoughts are still turning to the American presidential election and its potential influence on our political future. The missing word from the June 27 US presidential debate was Canada. Neither candidate mentioned America’s neighbor to the north. We Canadians are used to being ignored by American politicians. Most […]