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 […]
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One of my pleasures in life is coffee! Sipping by myself . . . a cup by my keyboard when I’m writing . . . afternoon coffee and cookies with friends. . . . And I often try to have coffee with my daughter. I say “try to” because it […]
The steam continues to rise from the Resolute kraft mill in Fort Frances. The steam still pours through the vents above the paper machines today. But most workers still employed in the Resolute mill at Fort Frances have received termination notices. The company has committed to keeping the heat in […]
Did you tune in to the Golden Globes a week ago Sunday? I would like to hear you say a resounding no. But sadly, some of you, like me, have weak minds and I tuned in—but only until Jacqueline Bisset’s long, drawn-out who-me speech had me wanting to kick in […]
The next few weeks are going to be fun for me. After spending three long days driving over the past weekend, I finally made it down to Florida to do some fishing and prepare for the first FLW Tour bass tournament of the year at Lake Okeechobee. After planning and […]
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 […]
Let me begin with some full disclosure. I like hockey fights when they arise out of the heat of battle during a game. I also watch “Coach’s Corner” almost weekly, featuring Don Cherry, creator of the “Rock ’em, Sock ’em Hockey” long-running video/DVD series. I think there has been—and always […]
I was told our days are getting a fair bit longer in the evenings and shortly we will start to see it change in the mornings. That always helps our too long of a winter! And even though it’s rather chilly today (Monday), the sun shining makes you (or at […]
Here we are—already the middle of January! Time sure does go fast. I should be calving in one month so I need to get myself organized, stuff in place, and supplies ordered. My cows still are living quite contently in the bush and have been much happier these past few […]
It’s safe to say that all of us enjoyed the “tropical” weather that showed up over the past weekend. I know I did! After nearly a month of bitter cold, it’s nice to get a little break from the deep freeze or, as some people have been calling it, the […]
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 […]
There’s change afoot. Can you feel it? I can—and it has me happily rubbing my hands together and doing a high-five with anyone willing. We’re starting off 2014 with a positive foot forward with the UN declaring that “Small-Scale Organic Farming [is the] Only Way To Feed The World.” This […]
