It’s the middle of summer, and so far, it has been a good summer.
Columns
History really does repeat itself
Following the trend I have set with my latest columns, this one will also be on the topic of local…
What’s in a name?
I found myself in a bit of a rabbit hole last Tuesday during the Major League Baseball trade deadline.
A great failure…
I once had this running coach who would always tell me, “That was a great training run.”
OFA VIEWPOINT: Exploring impacts of vet shortage in rural and remote communities across Ontario
Rural and remote communities in Ontario are experiencing a shortage of veterinary access. What does this look like? It looks like waiting four hours or more for a veterinarian to come out to your farm – if they can come at all. It looks like being forced to euthanize livestock to uphold animal welfa
Visions of Wagon Wheels to Ferris Wheels
It was great to be able to take in some of the events at the Listowel Fair this July after not having in-person fair events the past two summers. This year’s theme was “Visions of Wagon Wheels to Ferris Wheels.”
PLAY REVIEW: ‘The Sweet Delilah Swim Club’ celebrates lifelong bonds of women, friendship
The second show of the season at Drayton Entertainment’s St. Jacobs venue is a celebration of women and the choices they make.
Win with focus
Are you letting someone else’s loaded bar prevent you from lifting what you’re capable of? A friend of mine told me a story that I didn’t fully appreciate in its entirety until right now...
Streaming, flaxen, waxen
The Cowsills’ 1968 single “Hair” based on the musical of the same name always makes me laugh every time I hear it.
Don’t cross the dreaded Canadian Cobra Chicken
In the Canadian wilderness, several animals strike fear into those who come across them – bears (all bears – black, brown, polar, grizzly), snakes, coyotes, cougars and moose.
PLAY REVIEW: Although romanticized, Blyth Festival’s ‘Cottagers and Indians’ is more poignant than the true story
The easiest way to explain what the Blyth Festival Theatre’s rendition of Cottagers and Indians is about is that it is about wild rice, or manoomin, which translates to “the good seed” from the Ojibway language.
Bruce County Memories: Henry Cargill built a swamp empire
He couldn’t drain the Greenock Swamp, so Henry Cargill set hundreds of men to work digging canals and building roads. His goal was harvesting the vast stands of white pine, cedar, maple and elm growing deep in the swamp.
Thank you, Vince McMahon
For those of you who have read my columns over the years, you’ll likely recall that I am an avid fan of professional wrestling.
The invitation
Mark 1:17 says, “Jesus called out to them, ‘Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!’”
A feel-good message
A friend of mine seemed to realize that I needed some happiness/humour in my life. He sensed correctly and sent me the following “feel-good message.”