Down here on the Redneck Riviera, we like to have a good ol’ fish fry every winter. The local fried grouper is pretty good though it’s just not up to a mess of northern walleye. With that in mind, Norm and I manage to bring along a passel of fillets […]
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Ever wonder why seniors are so cranky? Well, we have reasons other than regretting our misspent youth (that’s so far in the past, shrouded in the rose-coloured mists of time, that we generally only remember the goods bits). No, crankiness pretty much revolves around current events aggravated, no doubt, by […]
Moose sent me an e-mail the other day claiming that men are deep thinkers—and supported that argument with the hypothesis that the pain of childbirth did not hold a candle to the male equivalent of being kicked in the groin. A good argument, sure. But since he has never given […]
I originally wrote this in 2007. It is worth a reprint. Some of our most vivid memories are of childhood events. We old codgers may not be able to remember what we had for breakfast, but can recall every detail of our first Christmas concert. At my first, I was […]
Doesn’t seem to matter what it is you consume or participate in. Sooner or later some study someplace will prove it’ll kill you. Milk, for example, is great for you. Lots of calcium for strong teeth and bones. Well, apparently not, according to a recent report causes brittle bones. Skim […]
Heading south for the winter is quite an involved task. Packing (or should I say stuffing) the vehicle with every conceivable item requires not only strength, but quick reflexes to slam the hatch without the mound tumbling out. It takes a full day. This is further complicated by our detour […]
My wife, the Pearl of the Orient, and I have invested a lot of years—and substantial cash—in the gene pool. With year-end upon us, perhaps it’s time to review those investments and decide which ones should be liquidated. On the negative column are all those colds that are brought home […]
Norm makes really good caramel corn. Sort of like Cracker Jacks—only much better. Let’s call it Gourmet Crunch. It’s delicious. But we only get it at Christmas because it’s addictive and my blood sugar and dental state simply could not handle any more. My wife, the Pearl of the Orient, […]
December will be upon us soon and with that comes many annual Christmas events, beginning with Emo’s always-enjoyable “Holly Daze” festivities. The Santa Claus parade takes place on the evening of Dec. 6. The Emo Legion, meanwhile, will host its “Crafts Galore” on Friday, Dec. 6 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. […]
With winter close upon us and the Rainy River starting to skim over with ice, the topic at the debating table in the Bakery in Rainy River has changed from lunker walleye to the big buck. The finesse carbon fibre rod and reel tension have been forgone in favour of […]
“What are those kids doing out? It’s not Hallowe’en yet!” I thought the other day as I spied two kids—one decked out as a witch and the other as Marie Antoinette—strutting down the street obviously on a mission. Then it hit me it was just the diminutive Lou and her […]
Shock and awe—that’s the only way I can describe it. The snow that greeted me the other morning gave me a niggling feeling we had waited too long to head south. But I had to make the best of it, so I dug out of the garage the musty old […]
