Two weeks can be both an eternity and the blink of an eye.
Opinion
Helping those with mental illness
Naomi Osaka, a professional tennis player withdrew from the French Open citing mental health.…
Gratuitous election call
Two years short of a full term, Canadians are once again heading to the polls. The cost of this…
Open Mind: Youth in a digital world
“Oh, look who finally decided to join us in the real world.” Is this something you’ve said to…
Drive
One of my favourite things to do is go for long drives.
Nominations poured in for Wellington Hall of Fame
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Is it time for vaccine passports?
Now that we’ve reached, as we knew we would, the “should vaccines be mandatory?/do we need a passport?” debate stage of the pandemic it’s been interesting to watch the reaction of the political set.
50 ways
Remember when Paul Simon sang about “50 ways to leave your lover,” but only named five and none of them were actually solid ways to leave your lover? Slip out the back, Jack. Make a new plan, Stan. (If you don’t know this song, your parents have failed you). You’re singing it right now, aren’t you?
Book called “Gold in the Grass” was sensation in 1954
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Love finds a way
Most people in the world believe in God. They find purpose for life and comfort in troubles by…
Please get vaccinated ASAP
Ironically, the same crowd that downplayed COVID-19 because it “only” affected about three per cent of Canadians and “only” killed about 0.7% is now somehow extremely concerned about their 0.018% chance of having an adverse reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine.
Aardvark for a day
Now, at last, it can be told.
Congratulations
It was the summer of 1999 that my life changed forever.