Change is afoot. My Mother was fond of saying that Russia was not involved in the first World War; “They went home and had a…
No folks, not the definition of weed, the definition of ‘a’ weed. Any good old fashioned hard copy dictionary will give you some version of…
It is Father’s Day today, and my Father is 5 years gone from this world. He lived to a ripe old age of 96 and…
The broad open space and rugged terrain of the prairies is not a welcoming environment for any species. The prairies are not going to adapt…
Michelangelo is famous for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, but as an artist, the medium he truly loved to work in was not…
Long long ago, I worked in a children’s mental health facility. On one occasion, I was temporarily helping out in the pre-school classroom. The woman…
Jimmy Stewart starred in a lovely, rather poignant 1950 movie in which Stewart’s character had an imaginary friend named Harvey. Wikipedia’s description of the movie…
A favourite trick of proof readers is to read text from the bottom up to the top. You are more likely to catch an error…
I had the pleasure this past week of attending a fundraiser for WAYS, Western Ontario Youth Services. It was a brilliant idea to copy the…
Every once in a while you need to go back to the proverbial drawing board — meaning, re-evaluate your best laid plans. Sometimes a business…