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Befuddled
I’m not sure if befuddled is a word or not, but my spell check doesn’t reject it, so…
Hockey mom scores
My son’s first Saturday morning hockey practice did not go according to plan. I bet Sydney…
Lead by example
Before I begin, let me say I have a squeaky clean driving record. I have all my points incurring…
High hoe
Hi ho. Hi ho. It’s off to work we go. We work all day … Well that’s not an…
A crumbling cornerstone
For as long as any of us can remember, placing funds in the shares of our banks was considered to…
Water, water, everywhere
In a past week, from below the 49th parallel, came an e-mail stating, “Major congratulations…
Viva Las Vegas
My chance of lifetime came wrapped up as a four-day fully loaded girls-only trip to Las Vegas. No…
Prosperity problems coming with our dollar being greatly overvalued
A recent newspaper headline, Canadian trade deficit nears record, should disturb us all and serve…
Indications are stock market is going nowhere until economy fully recovers
Criticism has been directed at this column for being too negative about the stock market. However,…
Long overdue
Without doubt, for many decades the Ministry of Immigration has been among the worst branches of…
New uniform taken over in mens fashions
Styles in men’s attire seem to come and go. However there is a trend underway that appears to…
New arrivals
This past few weeks have been exciting times for me. I have baby chicks, of several fancy show…
Current economic thinking can be shown to be utter nonsense
Correspondents have told this columnist that these reviews are excessively pessimistic. Readers…
Braggin’ time
It’s braggin’ time again, and I can’t quite believe it, but 52 more weeks have…