Today’s news is ridiculous. An eight-year-old in Germany drove the family car at 140 kmh (87 mph) on the highway. The US President was invited to Denmark by Queen Margrethe but he cancelled because Denmark wouldn’t sell Greenland to him. Sean Spicer is going to be on Dancing […]
Yesterday, for the first time, I went to the Edmonton Folk Festival and now I am hooked. I will definitely go again next year. For this, I must thank someone who, until this week, I only knew by her Twitter name. She had a ticket she could not […]
I’m sorry that I was resistant to your request for information this morning. It came as a surprise that you would call in response to my feedback on your clinic’s email questionnaire. I was suddenly confronted with that recent evaluation and not fully prepared to justify it on […]
I sometimes experience dismay when young people are surprised that I know how to use a computer, travel alone, or do household repairs. I have been doing all those things for decades and am not ready to stop doing them yet. The assumptions some people make shouldn’t surprise […]
Every year, A Taste of Edmonton is a delight. It celebrates many of the restaurants in the city and they provide delicious samples of a wide variety of dishes. This year, it is being held on Capital Plaza near the Legislature and the venue is perfect. The location […]
Things That Make Me Say “Gah!”: 1. Car commercials. 2. Politicians running for office. 3. Corporate phone menus. 4. TV shows with laugh tracks. 5. That little Chrome rainbow circle that never stops. 6. Surprise airline fees 7. Government red tape 8. Just missing the bus 9. Fake […]
Recently, the CBC came up with a five-part podcast series about the neighbourhood in which I live. It was focussed on a few slum landlords and one in particular who has been responsible for a lot of community problems. CBC was right to draw attention to this, but […]
I am a snowbird who travels south for the winter. When I get there I have a bird of paradise plant on my patio.
