Random thoughts, randomly expressed.
Views and opinions are my own.
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NOW THAT WE'VE GOT THAT OUT OF THE WAY.....
Well, it's finally gone.
The most reviled, eventful, anxiety…
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A CFL RESET? I HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS......
While I watched the return of the MLS, NBA and NHL, along with…
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HOW FAR WE'VE COME....HOW FAR WE STILL HAVE TO GO...
It was a familiar scene....Pad 39 A at the Kennedy Space Centre…
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LET'S HOPE WE GET BACK TO NORMAL....WELL. ALMOST.
So by now, many of us have made about 7 batches of Rice Krispy…
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MIXED MEMORIES OF 2010
For the past two weeks, many people here in Vancouver have…
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FAREWELL TO A KING
Some would call it coincidence, some a premonition Right now,…
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MY GRATITUDE LIST
It's Thanksgiving in Canada. I've always loved the fact that…
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SEEMS LIKE IT WAS ONLY YESTERDAY....
So there are two important anniversaries occurring this month.…
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WE THE NORTH.....EVEN US!
The Toronto Raptors took their place in sports history by becoming…
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MY EVENING WITH A NOT SO FAWLTY PYTHON
Earlier this year, I got an email from our promotions director…
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RELAX, IT'S JUST A TV SHOW! (slight spoiler alert)
So yes, I was one of the 13 plus million people who watched…
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SO WHEN IS THE NEXT GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND?
‘On that train of graphite and glitter Undersea by rail
Ninety…
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MY LAST VICE
I’m getting too lean… Living so clean…
Fresh air and…
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NOBILITY LOST
A few years ago I attended a 25 year reunion of my high school…
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BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR HEROES
I can imagine what you’re thinking while you’re looking at…
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A REMINDER ONCE AND A WHILE
For many people of my generation, Remembrance Day is not lost…
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THANK YOU WALLY
As I’m writing this, the BC Lions are getting their helmets…
ONLY HUMAN, AFTER ALL…
/in Uncategorized /by weathermanThe media, journalists and those associated with it have been getting a pretty rough ride lately..and it has gone beyond just the average criticism that we’re either ‘pro this’ or ‘anti that’, to downright hostility and harassing behaviour. Last month, a group of anti-tax, covid deniers confronted a group from a news service in Kelowna, […]