An Albertan who spends winters in California.
Warning: This Article Contains Spoilers Below this Point I watched Making A Murder Season 2 on Netflix, so you don’t have to. It is a shining example of a good TV idea gone bad. Well, not bad, exactly, but definitely smelling a bit “off.” The first season’s […]
Today is significant in Canadian counter-culture lore because recreational marijuana becomes legal today. Cannabis is now mainstream. In fact, one of the six authorized stores in my city is only a few blocks from where I live. I’m wondering whether or not to visit, but I think I’ll […]
Since I suffered a bad fall last spring, I have been trying to gradually get back to my former walking strength. I’m not there yet, but I’m making good progress. I am up to about two miles (3.2 km) now before I need a rest. This week my […]
In May last year, my sister Carol and I decided to take a cruise so that we could see her granddaughter Bethany perform as a lead singer in the musical entertainment on board a cruise ship. The shows were fabulous, and we luxuriated in the whole experience. For […]
The problem with “He said, she said” is that it isn’t fair. In our criminal justice system, we always have the presumption of innocence. That’s fine and good, but when there are no witnesses and there is no evidence, there can be no guilty verdict. Many people, mostly […]
After you have visited a friend and the evening is over, it’s a lovely friendly gesture if your host waves goodbye at the doorstep or walks you out to your car. It says “I know you have to go, but I hate to see you leave.” You drive […]
I arrived too early for my lunch date today, so I got off the bus early and walked to a viewing point at the river valley. I had hoped to go down to the riverwalk and take pictures of the fall colours, but the funicular wasn’t working and […]
I am a snowbird who travels south for the winter. When I get there I have a bird of paradise plant on my patio.
