How do company executives spend their time? Most of us are puzzled, as it is almost inconceivable…
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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…
Around the world
It rained last Sunday morning, not hard, just a steady drizzle, but it was a little too cool for me…
Toronto promoter proposed making automobiles in Wellington
Until the past generation or so, the manufacture of automobiles and car parts did not form…
Brazen youth sentenced to jail for series of thefts in 1912
In April of 1912 a 17-year -old young man named Howard Coughlin received a jail sentence for a…
Hay shortage
The writing is already on the wall – there is going to be a terrible shortage of hay this…
Butterflies
Butterflies, and I’m not talking about butterflies in my stomach. The three score years and…
Pekin Ducks
As the name implies, Pekin ducks originated in Peking, China. They are strictly a domesticated…
Investors beware
This is an era when investors should be wary. Equity markets are volatile and in turmoil, and the…