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My universe
Westwind Farms have become the centre of my universe. My life has come full circle. My growing-up…
Getting older
Overlooked as a reason for our sluggish economic growth and price weakness is the ageing of our…
Fronch porch thoughs
The query that surfaces frequent, I don’t question why who…
A mixed blessing
Plans are afoot in the United States to privatize the National Air Traffic Controllers…
Subdued returns
It has been a particularly difficult time for most investors. Investing always has not been simple,…
Polar bears and fish sticks
My favourite animal also happens to be my nickname: polar bear. I’m okay with that. Who…
Writer’s Block
I’m going to let you in on a secret. The truth is, I don’t always know what I’m…
Leap year
“Thirty days have September, April, June and November; all the rest have 31 except February…
No longer useful
As we have just gone through the ritual of changing our clocks in accordance with the advent…
Existential mom crisis
No other decision in my life has prompted repeated episodes of existential crisis quite like my…
Puslinch wildcatters looked for oil – or someone’s investment money
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Growing up
Despite the fact that I only graduated like 10 years ago (what? It could be true), I am suddenly…
Not yet
Conventional wisdom among Wall Street experts stated that the two asset classes to avoid were those…
Summer not over
Please stop saying summer is almost over. It’s not. There is plenty of summer ahead, okay, so…