“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…
Being biased against persons who are ‘old’ makes no sense. Everyone will eventually be a part of the elderly demographic or they will no longer…
Happy Half-Year! We have reached the mid-year point of 2018. For those of us who make New Years Resolutions on January 1, those commitments made…
Yes, I watch hockey. My NHL watching career began with, of course, a boyfriend who would not go out on a Saturday night until after…
One of the best lines to come out of The Simpson’s was Homer declaring, “I’m so smart. “S-M-R-T.” What does it mean to be smart? …
The original Starbuck was the first mate on the whaling ship the Pequod in the classic novel by Herman Melville, Moby Dick. Starbuck was a…
Anyone who watches sports has seen this scenario at least once — A player has the football, is nearing the end zone for the game…
Politics is not my favourite topic. I generally avoid discussions and debates on politics. My basic leanings could be described as apolitical or more accurately,…