This past week, NDP leader Tom Mulcair wrapped up his tour across Canada that focused on consulting with individuals, families, small businesses, and local governments to find ways to make life more affordable for Canadians. Let me explain the kind of things we heard during his stop in Thunder Bay—and […]
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Since arriving in Florida about a week ago, I have been following the weather back home and it looks like things still haven’t really shaped up. Although I’m not going to complain about the weather here in Florida, I can tell you it’s been anything by tropical here, as well. […]
The wintery weather is really getting to me—especially the wind! As I approach calving time, it actually makes me tired just thinking about the extra work the cold causes. I finally moved my cows home in preparation for calving. Of course, the wind was whipping across the big open field […]
Ever since I can remember, I’ve wanted to be an old woman some day—and it’s still a goal I hope to achieve. Maybe it was because I admired my Grandma Moser so much. I loved going to Grandma’s house and as far as I could tell, so did everyone else. […]
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 […]
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 […]
