My partner and I almost always have a date on any given Friday night. And as the evening flows along to that inaugural refreshment, no matter what it may be, we sip not until we toast it between us with “Cheers” as we look intentionally into each other’s eyes and […]
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After a couple of weeks at home, and some quality time on the ice, I’m back in the boat this week down south at Lake Cumberland. Located in Kentucky, Cumberland is the ninth-largest lake in the United States but it has not held very many high-level bass tournaments. So for […]
We celebrate my dad’s birthday on April 3 every year but this year he was turning 70! He did not want a big celebration but we did end up going out for a pizza Sunday afternoon. He was in his glory since the restaurant sold Nevada tickets and he won […]
I would like to live in a castle, maybe one in Ireland because I’m fairly certain Canadian castles are in short supply. The selection of castles in Europe is extensive, I’ve read. Windsor Castle holds some sort of record for having been continuously lived in for the longest period of […]
It’s been really nice to be home for the past couple of weeks after spending much of February and March down in the southern U.S. fishing in bass tournaments. I’ve spent nearly every nice day that we’ve had on the ice chasing walleye, pike, lake trout, and crappies–basically getting in […]
This is an e-mail that John McTaggart received from an associate with Source for Sports in Belle River, Ont. Hi John, We were able to all gather at the local watering hole and watch your live stream for the gold-medal game. I think our boys might have stole that last […]
Poop test kit. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about those three words, mostly because I’m over 50 years of age–in fact, closer to 60 than 50 (how did that happen?!)–and four or more years overdue for colon cancer screening. Why? Because I’m a procrastinator and as the doctor would […]
The longer daylight hours and the sun shining certainly makes us all feel good! I really love the cooler nights and sunny days-it makes for a bit less mud in the yard. Mind you, my dad hauled in some hay for me the other day and it created a “soupy […]
I like to think Richard Wagamese and I are friends. I can’t bear to put that in the past tense because I never got to meet him and the opportunity won’t come now. I won’t bump into him on the street and introduce myself as his fan and fellow writer, […]
Our new telephone book arrived at the Fort Frances Times. We usually received a book for every phone in the business and that count would be 21 phone books. There also are 10 business lines coming into the building. But this year, the phone book company has determined the Times […]
Technology, Entertainment, Design. In short, “TED.” I’ve been a fan of TED for years. In fact, some of the greatest lessons I’ve learned have been from TED, a global platform of speakers who share their ideas–be they funny, courageous, ingenious, inspiring, or informative–in talks of 18 minutes or less. There […]
Monday was the first day for 2017 at the Emo Agricultural Research Station (my time off always goes so quickly). I had plans to get caught up on the stack of farm magazines that I subscribe to. That didn’t happen, though at least I can shut the door of the […]
