Gifted Typist

Yes, THAT Richard Simmons. It’s all part of a charity effort to raise money for breast cancer. It’s called Bustamove. (It should be called Bust a gut.) THAT Richard Simmons will lead the last hour – when we are all on our last leg. One thousand people will gather in the local sports arena and [...]

Click to my Herald column to see her picture. She was seven when the Titanic sank and nine when World War I broke out. She was 13 when women in Canada got the right to vote and 24 when women were recognized as “persons” in Canada. She was 58 when JFK was assassinated and 64 [...]

105 years ago today, my grandmother was born in a rural community on the coast. Her knees are bad and her hearing is patchy, but she’s still in pretty good health There can’t be many 105 year olds around, but if you looking Nova Scotia is a good place to start. Apparently this province is [...]

This is fun, especially when you think that fear sells. This list was compiled by Newsweek. Have a look and tell me what they’ve forgotten 1. Y2K 2. Shoe Bombs 3. Vaccines Cause Autism 4. Immigrants 5. Bloggers 6. SARS, Mad Cow, Bird Flu 7. Web Predators 8. Teen Oral Sex Epidemic 9. Anthrax 10. [...]

See my Herald column here. Had H1N1 in the house this week.The younger typist went down with it. It wasn’t pretty, but it was manageable, just about. He has no underlying condition. At one point his temperature zoomed up to 104F. That scared me and we almost went to hospital. But the fever meds knocked [...]

Originally posted on GT couple of years back. “Heroes” by David Bowie is one of my fave tunes of all time. It is a song about two lovers who meet at the Berlin Wall beneath an exchange of Cold War bullets. They know their relationship is doomed because they are from opposite sides of the [...]

See my column here. The frenzy seems to start earlier each year: November, October, September. It’s spreading like a bad mould across the calendar. Why not just leave the silly decorations up all year round. That way, we’d save the bother of having to put them up and take them down again. Too much Christmas [...]

Gather the kids. Get the hot chocolate. Set off the fireworks! We’re going to burn an effigy tonight. That’s what they do in England on this day. Effigy-buring is a real family affair and community event. I was invited to several backyard burnings in my time there and always marveled at the fun-loving approach they [...]