Am writing this after scraping paint off a back fence for an hour and a half this afternoon, with temp showing 30 and the humidex who knows where. If it’s global warming, complete with more and deadlier hurricanes, and air that is hardly breathable (in Kingston?), we no doubt deserve it with all of the […]
This one came in from three correspondents–it’s a must-share and indicates the state of the culture:
PITTSBURGH (AP) — James Henry Smith was a zealous Pittsburgh Steelers fan in life, and even death could not keep him from his favourite spot; in a recliner in front of a television showing his beloved team in action.
Smith, 55, […]
My recent op-ed in the Kingston Whig-Standard drew this response from a thoughtful correspondent who is a teacher in Toronto. The column, available under “constructive journalism” on the website, was titled “Old adage for a new century: be sure to wash your hands,” and it ran on June 29.
My correspondent suggested that there can be […]
Another horrendous bombing, this time in London, demonstrating that terrorism is still alive and well and, indeed, thriving in the hothouse of problematic western foreign and security policies. History is funny (not so). One day on the top of the world with the Olympics for 2012; the next day, the pits. A few pounds of […]