When I was 8, I promised to do my best, to do my duty, to God, the Queen and my country. I was a…
Bragging
Well, folks, here I am, sooner than I thought, aching a lot and bragging a bit. It just so happens…
Derailed car of coal plugged CNR line in Guelph in 1953
Back in 1953, the railways were still vital to the local transportation system. Although passenger…
A good corporate board is critical
Given the news recently, it is obvious that all too frequently corporations either accidentally, or…
Superior facts
Here are some little-known, amazing facts that most of us never realize, sent to me through the…
Crop circles
Happy Birthday Queen Victoria. Thank you for giving us Canadians a completely irrelevant excuse to…
Queens Plate horse race was run at Guelph in 1864
The biggest event in Canada’s horse racing season is the Queen’s Plate, and it has been…
New uniform taken over in mens fashions
Styles in men’s attire seem to come and go. However there is a trend underway that appears to…
Like riding a bike
You’ve heard the expression “It’s just like riding a bike.” That is…
Robin’s nest
It is definitely spring, the birds are returning and, as yearly usual, my email and phone calls…
Arsonist set fire to Peoples Mills in Guelph in 1864
Flour mills were the key industries in Ontario’s towns and villages during the middle part of…
Surprising recovery
After collapsing two years ago, car makers in North America have made a surprising recovery. In…
Science Fair unfair
If there was one class I hated in public school, it was science class (and gym, math and grade 8…
The green thing
In line at the grocery store, the cashier told the older woman she should bring her own bag because…
Insufficient evidence to lay arson charges in 1864 Guelph fire
Note: This is the conclusion of the story of the fire at Guelph’s People’s Mills, the…