Many of us have seen the shop owner on television who caught a shoplifter and then forcibly tied…
Columns
Blackberries
The schizophrenic sub-zero weather that we were blessed with up here in the hinterlands of Markdale…
Horribly inefficient
There are innumerable examples of non-profit organizations that usually are advised to become more…
Surprising recovery
After collapsing two years ago, car makers in North America have made a surprising recovery. In…
A shocking surge in food prices
A recently released document from the United States’ Department of Agriculture is sending…
Huge problems
Our housing sector can cause huge problems for our economy, but also, traditionally, it leads us…
Harvest Moon
As I sit down to write this week’s article, a big old harvest moon is peeking up over the…
Highly paid executives usually just wasting time
How do company executives spend their time? Most of us are puzzled, as it is almost inconceivable…
Deliver me
Nobody can ever accuse me of lacking professional enthusiasm. I love the Wellington Advertiser so…
Alarmed
I think the best thing about being a man is the ability to sleep. No matter what is going on, the…
Santa Baby
It goes without saying that I adore my Carpenter. He works hard. He is a good man. He still…
In sickness, health
The greatest test of any marriage is the onset of flu season. One good bout of the flu can wreak…
Chickery chick
“Chickery chick, cha-la, cha-la Check-a-la romey in a bananika Bollika, wollika, can’t…
Sportsmanship
Despite my gentle nature, I like sports rough. Judge me if you will, but I always have. Within the…
Beans n toast
I used to love grocery shopping. Then I had kids. Enough said. Now I am that crazy woman who…