Athletic meets aren’t usually places where you expect humor. Drama, maybe. Skills on display, definitely. But they aren’t supposed to be funny. Anyone who has met me knows I am not an athlete. When I was a child I was always the last one picked for sports teams. (For the record, I was okay with […]
One of those days. I can’t decide what I want to do. So rather than finish a blog post, just a bit of humor for your Saturday. in August I saw a well-know cereal had a pumpkin spice edition. I was not amused. Enjoy the rest of yoru Saturday.
Donald Trump’s signature promise in 2016 was that he would build a wall along the southern US border with Mexico to keep out illegal immigrants. He promised to make Mexico pay for it. Mexico didn’t of course, and the wall was incomplete when Joe Biden took office. One of Biden’s first acts as President was […]
Kevin McCarthy says he will not be a candidate for Speaker of the US House of Representatives. Can anyone else do the job? Certainly there will be a lineup to replace him. After all, the Speaker is in the line of succession should the President be unable to fulfil his or her duties. McCarthy was […]
Canada’s House of Commons chooses a new speaker today, and Green Party leader Elizabeth May has thrown her name into the hat. She won’t win. She may be the best qualified of the candidates, but qualifications don’t always mean much in an election. My question is more, why is she running? Party leaders aren’t normally […]
I told ChatGPT I wasn’t feeling creative today and asked it to write a blog post. I told it to choose the topic. It came up with: The Power of Resilience: Overcoming Life’s Challenges. Life is full of ups and downs, twists and turns, and unexpected challenges that can often leave us feeling overwhelmed and […]
Going back eight years for these images – we probably all need the refresher. Every so often I go searching the internet for grammar jokes. Does that make me weird? Probably. With that admission out of the way, here are a few I enjoyed recently. (Yes, I know, strictly speaking not all are about grammar, […]
The leaves are beginning to change color, a sure sign that Autumn is upon us. I took some time yesterday to reflect. I joined with some friends at the Bethesda Renewal Centre in Ashton, Ontario, to get caught up on each others’ lives. The same group of people has been meeting twice yearly (or more […]
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