Snap, crackle and pop is not my cereal popping when I pour milk on it, nor is it the before-bedtime…
Opinion
Life is short
I was rooting through a bundle of old papers this past weekend, getting them ready to be shredded…
Celebrate
Maybe it’s just me, but it seems we don’t take time to celebrate life anymore, until…
Misplaced enthusiasm
The first Gilded Age in the United States occurred in the late 19th century. Then that nation was…
Hay days
Hay cutting seemed to come early this year. I think it must be because the winter was so late in…
Big and beautiful
Big and beautiful? Yes they are! I saw them once again this morning as they took to flight from the…
Better explanations needed
The actions of the central banks, the Bank of Canada and the Federal Reserve System have a profound…
Celebrity mania
Not a day goes by without the press featuring some celebrity. There is nothing wrong with that…
Canada’s contribution
On Sept. 5, the prime minister announced that the Canadian Army, in a non-combat role, would advise…
Father and grandfather of Colonel John McCrae were prominent
Last week’s column outlined the life of one of Guelph’s most famous natives, Col. John…
Winter wonderland
When I looked out of my window two days before sitting down to write this column, the sun was…
Side effects
This year provincial governments have been raising the minimum wage. In Ontario the newly elected…
The good wife
I’ve spent a lot of time in this column telling you about my spouse, the Carpenter, and how…
‘Veblenitis’
It is surprising to note the continuation of high-end consumption nowadays. Examples abound of the…
Frosty Freeze
I now believe what the weather forecasters have been nattering about when reporting the weather,…