The recent high water levels have brought all kinds of interesting news. Competing in the Emu walleye tournament, Bryan Bonot reportedly showed a predilection for switching from angling to full-immersion water sports. No word if he plans to make the switch permanent or if he was just “testing the waters,” […]
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A sight the other morning made me stop and reflect on what is really memorable and important in life. ’Tis the season of mud puddles and Ava and Colton, my neighbour’s kids, were busy stomping through the lake at the end of their driveway. I shouted over, asking them if […]
After a few fits and starts, maybe spring is here—or at least we are on the cusp of it . . . I hope. “Elliott, why and earth are you back from the south? Don’t you read the weather reports?” is the question someone puts to me at least once […]
Sheila was in a blue funk. Her office recently had the lighting updated—the chief result being her radio no longer could pull in our local hog-rastlin’ music station. What to do? “Why don’t you take your satellite radio into work? You know I never listen to it at home during […]
Submitted by Pastor Sean Ward Apostolic Way Recently, I became third party to a conversation that took place with regards to whether or not the Bible account is true. I would like to present the following six miracle proofs in response! 1. Miracle of Antiquity The Bible took more than […]
“Dem bones, dem bones, dem sore bones” is the seniors’ lament after covering a couple thousand kilometres behind the wheel, particularly when heading north into the snow and cold. Nothing makes you appreciate a warm climate by not being in one. After two days on the road, my wife, the […]
Bit coin? Having a bit of coin is something I used to understand. Big Pie, up in Rat Portage, explained it as having enough cash to make a down payment on another piece of equipment without sending his wife, Sweet Charlotte, into a frenzy about pending financial ruin. Hollerin’ Harold […]
“It’s simply chemistry. No challenge,” explained one young wit in response to his mother’s inquiry as to why he never bothered to include anything from that genre in his gastronomic delights. “That may explain some of my failures,” concluded Diane during the discussion on delightful desserts. “I was banned from […]
That new gigantic purse your spouse has just acquired looks like a real fashion statement. But is it really? The added capacity could be for anything from bringing along a supply of Depends for hubby to harvesting snacks at the buffet for tomorrow’s dinner or for the dog (or, in […]
Here at “The Beach,” we are preparing for the invasion of the Spring Breakers. The first to arrive will be those hearty souls from Canada that get their “reading week” in mid-February. A mid-term break to allow the brain to expand and condition itself for the heavy load ahead on […]
The Stupor Bowl—that pretty well wraps it up. There were some entertaining commercials, enthusiastic fans, and even a decent half-time show—sans a costume malfunction. The colour commentary, as usual, was pretty inane. Too bad there wasn’t a football game to go with it all. Like most, I was mystified at […]
Down here on The Beach, our daily routine over coffee covers much the same territory as it does everywhere else old toots congregate. Just the accents are different. “How y’all doin’ this mawnin’, J.D.,” I asked a native ’Baman (Alabama), lapsing into a drawl he could understand. “Well, sir, let […]
