It was a rough drive back from Owen Sound.   Newmarket, Whitby and the 401 east stop around exit 462 all failed my goodly wife, the ever patient Ellen, in her quest for a Tim Horton's Iced Cappiccino available via her bank card.   I thought it was only on PEI, home of the smallest fritter in the …

On the road writing from the Owen Sound Library here on the shores of Georgian Bay. Not as grand a trip as this or this but you do what you can.  •  It's grannie-in-law's 87 and, as she has been a mad hockey fan since before she attended the opening night of Maple Leaf Gardens, it is a good time … read more »

I have had the real pleasure of the acquaintance of a person whom I referred to as Fontman and his firm which now is apparently headquartered in Finland. While I have had the golden silverorange touch applied to the visuals here, I wonder what it might be to have pages that look like his.

There are certain personal interests one is wise not discussing during courting. One of mine is the habit of listening to long distance radio in the middle of the night. I have about ten radios including a real nice wind-up model originally designed for third world listeners to BBC World Service … read more »

I haven't taken a short haul train trip since Mulroney killed off the local trains in NS. Ah, those were the days - summer job in Truro, hop on a 7:00 pm train Friday, a couple of cold Olands Ex's in the bar car with Capers and a short hop from the train station in Halifax to the Seahorse to rub …

It sure rained a lot in '82.

I like the beginning of things. I noticed not too deep into my teens that the best part for me of a first date was often the walk to the girl's house - before being distracted by aspects less thrilling than a common interest: her family, the "us" and the eventual prospect of getting the boot …

Really sunny at Stonehenge. 1970 holiday to see the relatives. Saw Pele and Brazil win the World Cup on a tiny TV in King's Lynn.

My name is easily misspelled.    Alan can be Allen, or Allan or even Alain and still be legit.   McLeod can be MacLeod.  It can also be M'Leod as it was in my grandparents' time.     It can also be butchered as McCloud or MacLoud.    My new account with a BCE regional telco called Bell, however …