We’re living in an uncertain world, where even something as wholesome as lettuce, or Tide Pods, can be deemed unhealthy and dangerous to the public good.
With this in mind, it shouldn’t surprise you that I once again have a...
“Good morning, you must be my next patient.”
“Doc, don’t you recognize me?”
“Should I? Wait a minute. That accent – thick Acadian one minute, the Queen’s English the next. Is that really you, New Brunswick?”
“Yeah, it’s me, Doc. You’ve got...
Number of House of Commons seats up for grabs in the
latest federal election: 338
Number of seats required for a majority: 170
Number of seats won by the Liberals at the...
I’m writing this column three days after an event that I had been fortunate enough to postpone for most of my life, but hoped I would be able to put off for just a few more years.
Cathy and I...
As we grapple with the regional divisions and partisan
reactions that have come out of last month’s election campaign, I’m reminded of
a simpler time.
It was a time before smartphones, social media,
texting, DVDs, PVRs, reality...
I have turned down a lot of chocolate over the past 25 years.
You see, it was a quarter-century ago that my family doctor and I jointly figured out that my skin couldn’t handle even trace amounts of the key...
“Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the latest
edition of Federal Election Debate Bingo. Do you have your markers ready,
folks? Then let’s begin.”
“Come on, Suzette, they’ve already started.”
“Hey, don’t look...
Many of you might not know that this column is written five days – sometimes six – before it appears in The Reporter.
As a result, I need to choose a topic that will still capture your minds and hearts...
At some point in our formative years, some well-meaning
person or organization tries to convince us of the evils of creativity, the
uselessness of imagination, or the wasted time we spend on basic play.
We reach...
As I’ve mentioned previously in this column space, I
have an “in” with Santa this year, so I’m privy to all kinds of North Pole news
that might otherwise go unreported.
Which is why I can...