Archive for October, 2007
Remembering Porter
Even in the world of country music where a handshake can still seal a deal and manners are ranked higher than income on the importance scale, Porter Wagoner was considered a real gentleman.
To many people, Wagoner’s death on Sunday night at the age of 80 was a bit of a yawner. Oh yeah, old has-been [...]
Barenaked Ladies Can Have Kraft Dinner and a Monkey
The Princess Margaret Cash and Cars Lottery people asked some of us at Rogers radio what we would do if we won a million dollars. Our answers appear in today’s Toronto Star on page AA3.
I can’t speak for the others – except maybe Erin and Paul because I know them both well – but my [...]
How Sick Have I Been?
You know the kind of sick where you don’t even care what day it is or what happens to you? If, say, you’re driving, you feel like you could just curl up at the side of the road and stay there until winter?
You know the kind of sick where if your boss called and said, [...]
Dollar For Dollar
Ever since our dollar soared above parity with the U.S. dollar there has been talk about high prices and those retailers and companies that are not reflecting the loonie’s change in status.
Some are starting to come around now. Even a few major retailers have announced they’ll drop prices here. But is it worth crossing the [...]
A Pizza Advice
So there we were, Little Sister after a weekend with her friends and me after my birthday/Thanksgiving extravaganza – we were home. We were peckish. I chose a bowl of cereal. L.S. decided on frozen pizzas.
I was in my bedroom when I heard it – the familiar screech of the smoke alarm. Then another alarm, [...]
Me Versus The Cable Guy
In one corner, me – television and internet deprived recent mover inner.
In the other corner, diminutive cable guy with plumber’s butt and wild, cable-guy hair. The kind that sits up at attention as if a force unto itself and you know he doesn’t need gel to make it happen.
We square off. Cable guy tells me [...]
