Filler words and phrases that basically drive me nuts
I don’t listen to news talk radio and I seldom watch Question Period on television. When I do watch talk shows, I get turned...
Cremation – ashes to ashes
My partner Sheila has a niche reserved for her ashes. It is paid for and located at a mausoleum in Ottawa. Being a double-unit...
It’s a Dogs Life
Many of us probably have had a dog or two as a pet along the way, enjoying their company for the most part. However,...
Three Strikes
Memories can be enthralling or worrisome, the bad ones hanging on much longer, an essential component of daily life. It is not a stretch...
Dog-gone it!
When I heard recently that someone had named her dogs after well-remembered people in Westmeath from years past, I wondered if the dog’s faces...
When Should You Begin Receiving CPP and OAS?
Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS) retirement benefits both have a normal start date of age 65. Yet, CPP benefits can...
Bob says there’s a Pandemic baby boom in the making
I saw a cartoon recently which showed a man working at “home” on behalf of his company. He had his two kids duct-taped to...
Shuffling the Cards!
The last time we had our monthly Texas hold’em evening (a variation on the card game of poker), I didn’t win a single game....
Making a “recession checklist”
It’s unfortunate, but recessions are a fairly normal part of the economic landscape. When a recession occurs, how might you be affected? The answer...
