In a short walk today around my neighbourhood I discovered that there are now two very large multi-family residential buildings in construction and almost completed. When they are occupied, this area will take on a very different character. As the new buildings go up, some of the older […]
I don’t understand the Olympics. I know that it’s great for athletes and their supporters, and I am told it encourages children to participate in sports, and I know millions of people enjoy watching the events on TV, but aside from all that, can anyone really afford it? […]
As I was walking to the store this morning, I saw several orange bags full of leaves and decorated with black ink to look like pumpkin lanterns. It occurred to me that this would make absolutely no sense to someone from another planet or even from another culture. […]
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 […]
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 am a snowbird who travels south for the winter. When I get there I have a bird of paradise plant on my patio.
