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August 31, 2026

Life

Thoughts from what I have seen on this road I walk.

Life Lists

10 Things About Dogs

We know all the usual things about dogs, have seen a bazillion dog ‘reels’ on FB (with a shout out to Rocky Kanaka – love the vidz!) and if you have been or are currently a ‘dog parent’ you have a pretty good idea about our four legged ‘kids’. Here

Lists

Growing Up Canadian

I know I am dating myself but there don’t seem to be the same TV series on now that there were way back when you had to twist the antenna pole on the front porch to switch from CBC to CTV. Sure there are some pretty good shows on these,

Life Prose

What’s Next?

Like I need another project eh? Over the years I have written a number of essays about growing up in the Swinging 60’s in the hamlet of Oyster Bay, miles from the nearest town of any size. So now I have started collecting these essays into one place, eventually to

Life Lists

What is Happy?

Happy, what a concept, you could probably spend a lifetime trying to figure out this conundrum and at the end of your days realize there are 8 Billion answers to that question. 8.062 Billion actually, well at least as of today. We are all unique, with unique tastes, needs, wants.