As I write this, today’s post has been “saving” for about half an hour. Except it isn’t really, I don’t think. It’s lost somewhere in cyberspace. Maybe it will show up. If it does, I know there’s a typo. I was about to fix it once I had saved what I had so far, and […]
Today’s post was going to be a travel post, but I’ve postponed it. Figure I should wait until I’m sure the trip is over before blasting the airlines involved. As a result you get another opportunity today to fill in the reader survey. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to take part – it will […]
Just a midweek humor post today. Do you like it? Dislike it? Answer a couple of survey questions by clicking here and let me know. Your feedback helps me decide what I should be posting.
Don’t forget the reader’s poll I’m conducting this week. Seven easy questions – you can fill it out in a couple of minutes, or maybe even fewer. Click on the link to take part. I think I mentioned at some point that I gave up my season tickets to the Ottawa RedBlacks of the Canadian […]
Every September I think about asking for your input on what you read here. Most years I just think about it, this year I’m actually asking. The last time I did a poll like this was four years ago, and the webpage interface has changed since that time. I’m hoping I’ve created something that will […]
A few years ago Sundays here featured a different church each week, one that I had visited on overseas travels. I’m not sure why I stopped, and today sems like a good day to share some photos that I had forgotten about. The Church of St. John, Johanneskirche, is a Roman Catholic church just outside […]
Whenever I visit a community I check out the local newspapers, at least if they are published in a language I understand. With a journalism background, I’m naturally curious. I don’t just read the news coverage but also check out the advertising. Last month, while in Maine, I came across a job advertisement in the […]
I’ve been contemplating age. Not just my own. I’ve retired from the workforce twice so far. Once only lasted a few weeks, and indeed I hadn’t made a decision, I was just thinking about retirement. The second time I retired to move overseas and do volunteer work. In that case retirement was from the paid […]
August was the first time in more than ten years that the temperature in Ottawa didn’t once hit 30 degrees Celsius. Now, a week into September, we have already set heat records for the month. As I am typing this the humidex, the measurement of what it feels like as opposed to the actual temperature, […]
After 18 months, the trial has finally begun for two of the organizers of 2022’s Freedom Convoy that shut down downtown Ottawa for three weeks. It is going to be interesting to watch. Probably everyone has an opinion on the Convoy, but that’s not what the trial is about. Those on trial have been charged […]
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