A friend of mine died of cancer last year. I spoke a few words at her memorial, told a few humorous stories and, I hope,…
There is an old saying that “Necessity is the mother of invention.” Perhaps that is true in some situations, as in the movie Apollo 13…
I was reading an article on LinkedIn which argued that some businesses went out of business because they were not client centred. For example, Netflix…
I grew up with milk on the table. Pop was considered an adults only mixer for alcohol. Potato chips were party fare, not a weekly…
I ended last week’s post with “And sometimes, it takes a lifetime to create a masterpiece”. And there’s the rub, just as you are morphing…
Art is wonderful, no? Everyone appreciates some form of art, whether they are aware of it as art or not. Everything, from a clever graphic…
Summer is my favourite season. I make it a point of honour to never complain about the heat. Or the mosquitoes. My complaint about summer…
“Live life to the fullest!” “Enjoy every day!” I’ve noticed that these sentiments are the sorts of things people tend to say to each other…
My trusty Concise Oxford Dictionary defines nostalgia as a ‘sentimental yearning for the past’. For some reason, the beginning of summer puts me in a…
Buck Martinez, the play-by-play commentator for the Blue Jays (yes, I watch baseball) is 69 years old. And he looks good, doesn’t he? A friend…