Letter: Disappointed in announcement of a second Baseball Academy
Have you ever felt like you have been stabbed in the back? This is how I and other community members felt when hearing the announcement of the start up of a Southern Alberta Baseball Academy out of Eagle Butte.
Put Canada First & Build!
Canada needs to be a country that can build again; infrastructure, national energy projects, ports, irrigation, damns, military installations, to name a few examples.
Pop 89: Fake Smart gods
In 1995, I travelled by train from Vancouver to Quebec City, where I was invited to perform in a festival that had one stipulation: keep technology to a bare minimum…
Check It Out: It’s time to clean house!
Can you imagine what your house would look like if you neglected to clean it for a decade? If you allowed dirty laundry, dishes and junk to pile up…
Pop 89: You Are Innocent When You Dream
I took this title from a Tom Waits song because, in these strange times of random accusations, heinous behaviours, and uncensored insults…
Check It Out: Helpful hints to survive the groundhog’s verdict
Early in February, the groundhog presented his verdict. Afterwards, a meme featured a coyote with the caption, “The groundhog said six more weeks of winter … so I ate him”.
The Undemocratic Liberal Leadership Race
I, alongside many Canadians, watched on January 6th as the Prime Minister announced his resignation. While I am glad he is leaving…
Letter: America short of cash
Gee, Mr. Trump, Canada did not know that America was so short of cash. You should have let us know and we could have probably floated you a loan to keep your lights on…
Pop 89: At Least You’re Not Seeing Dragons
My brother Doug is doing his morning word search exercises. He also moves his eyes along a wall chart image of a clock, then zigzags a pencil across a page, connecting letters to numbers.
Check It Out: Government’s promise is like a 7-day weather forecast
Canadian comedian Rick Mercer created a funny skit years ago about Canada’s 7-day weather forecast promising +1 temperatures.
Pop 89: Manifest Mercy
Every morning I light a couple of candles on the old wagon wheel coffee table that came with my prairie apartment. The wheel has become an altar.
Check It Out: A recommendation that in reality, is terrible
A man shared the following memory: “I once told a girl I was dating I loved the dish she cooked for me. In reality, it was terrible.