Like many of you who choose to live in our beautiful part of the world, I don’t mind winter. I like the fact we have seasons and enjoy outdoor activities throughout the year. That being said, if I had to choose, our summers are tough to beat. The great weather […]
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I lay prostrate on my bed. Withered by the events of the day, I read from “The Book of Ages” in hopes of regenerating myself by living vicariously through the lives of others my age. “Pffft.” Big mistake. According to the book of miscellany by Eric Hanson, at the age […]
Off the top of your head, who do you think is the best franchise in professional sports today? And I’m ruling out the amazing Barcelona soccer club from Spain in this discussion. Although the team is, without a doubt, the best in their field, I’m sure most of you will […]
I wasn’t going to make a New Year’s resolution because I figured that any day of the year I could make a change for the better, so why limit myself to one in 365 days for a personal decree. But at 11:45 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, I became aware […]
A recent study in Britain found that it took the average British holidayer two days and 17 hours before they finally could enjoy their holiday. Another study found it takes women in Britain more than three days to relax and begin enjoying their holiday. I don’t know how long it […]
One of the dangers as a sports writer is to make predictions and statements that can come back to blow up in your face. All I have to do is take a look back at my predictions column prior to the start of last year’s baseball season to see how […]
We may have our Christmas wish lists, but our January resolutions probably tells us a lot more about ourselves. I’m constantly fighting the bulge battle and this past year I seem to have lost ground. So topping my list of resolutions is to win back those 10 pounds and get […]
When I was a kid, I wished I could hide inside our Christmas tree and gaze at the world through a rainbow of bobbles and lights—the way “Chip and Dale” did in the Christmas cartoon, “Pluto’s Christmas Tree.” Sometimes I still wish I could do that. To compensate, I do […]
I certainly can’t remember too many Christmases were you could wear a light jacket and then a rain jacket on Boxing Day. It was a nice to see the snow for Christmas, but it certainly didn’t last too long. Alas, the mild weather played havoc with the beautiful ice candles […]
Even though it won’t officially be a year as the sports reporter at the Fort Frances Times for me until the end of January, I’ve already covered a smorgasbord of activities during the course of 2011. So with many things taking place here, what has stood out from all of […]
I was very sorry to learn of the shutdown at the Global Sticks plant and the five-week layoff at the Resolute Forest Products mill in Fort Frances. These events, as well as the shutdown of the Terrace Bay mill and others across the province and country, tell me that the […]
It’s down to a one-hand count to Christmas, and I’m within moments of grabbing the nearest “Krazy Karpet” and disappearing to a remote location where there are no holiday stressors. This time of year always gives me a renewed appreciation for mothers who work full-time and still manage—atop their regular […]
