It may seem like a marvel, but technology is only as good as the controllers you can locate
My big claim to fame is being on the ice with Frank Mahovlich
Thoughts on losing pounds as Atkins Nutritionals loses dollars
Summer camp is a canadian way of life, and those who never went are always jealous of the lucky ones who did. These are letters passed along to me, a non-camper, to show me what I missed.Dear Mummy, We’ve been doing what Mr. Brown calls “woodcraft.” He says that by the time one of his […]
Consider, for a moment, the “smart” shoe that controls television viewing. Designed for children, it has a special insole that measures the child’s activity and translates this into minutes of television time. An active child can earn a lot of TV minutes but a lazy one will find the set turning off in the early […]
I was in a small resort town about 100 miles north of Toronto when I stopped for gas at one of those places that is split between self-serve gas and fast-food burgers. Gas, I suppose, whichever way you look at it.I had filled my tank with as much gas as I could afford and after […]
It’s spring and an old man’s thoughts turn once again to golf. I first played the game, so to speak, at the age of 14, when two friends the same age and I set out for the local public course early one morning. I had a bag of assorted clubs — many with wooden shafts […]
Yes, it’s that time of year. you have made a suitcase full of money and are ready to live the dream and buy a cottage. Which brings you to your first fork in the cottage road.Are you planning to sit on your croquet lawn beside your swimming pool in your white flannels with your salty […]
How mortifying. how embarrassing. How dreadfully old-fashioned. I have been using my cell phone the wrong way.No wonder people avoid me. And here I thought it was just because living in the country I don’t have to wash or shave that often.Nope, it’s just cell phone ineptitude.And it’s been going on for a long time.I’ve […]