My Brother is Too Tall
For most of my life I’ve had a hang-up about being too short. I don’t have a clue what the average or median height...
Alex Got Lost: 2022 in Review
2022 was a year, alright.
Globally, we had Queen Elizabeth II pass away - something nobody actually believed would happen, despite humanity having a 100%...
The End of the World
Thank goodness for the man-made fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest raising concerns almost 20-years ago. Greenpeace made every effort to bring this destruction to the...
Financial Focus: Checklist for 2022
2022 was a year of ups and downs. High inflation and rising interest rates resulted in challenging financial situations for many Canadians. As 2022...
Handwriting is in Decline
I still scribble a grocery list on the back of an envelope or leave a post-it note on the cupboard door to remind me...
Alex Has Another Opinion on Christmas 2022
Very little to say this year.
I joined this paper with a pandemic in full rage, We’ve largely returned to normal, despite COVID-19 being still...
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’s new Shop Vac does the Job
I really didn’t want to give it up but it had served its purpose for so many years. We had been together, except for...
Putting local foods on the menu for holiday celebrations in the Ottawa Valley
By Lynn Jones, The Ottawa River Institute
December is not normally a time when one thinks about celebrating Earth’s bounty with a feast of local...
Tennis Buddy
When I was younger, I thought of giving tennis a shot. I bought a racket but was disappointed in the few occasions to get...
