This Does Not Compute! Today I finally blew my composure. I yelled, cajoled, cried and threatened, all to no avail. The response I got was a blank look, and silence. I even resorted to desk pounding and finger pointing, but nothing seemed to make a difference. It was treating me like a stranger, a nobody, unwanted, even though we have …
When San Francisco based designer, Natalina Walsh, created a how-to guide for making a ‘do it yourself’ disco helmet, her idea was...
Creeky Officially The World’s Oldest Clown As his larger-than-life clown shoes shuffle along methodically while working a crowd, causing laughter and wide-eyed wonder from children, Floyd “Creeky” Creekmore was one of the quieter acts in the circus. But there’s history behind those wrinkled eyes smiling through stage makeup. At 95 years old, Floyd was dubbed the oldest performing clown in …
True or False? There was fear of radiation fallout in western North America following the massive 2011 earthquake that struck Japan, triggering a huge tsunami. The giant wave totally destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. That resulted in billions of tons of radioactive debris being released into the atmosphere and ocean, from explosions caused after cooling systems failed. In …
Flames of Misfortune By Robin Lindzer Kelli Cook wiped her eyes as she walked out of the mausoleum. Her brother, Vince, walked beside her with his head down. “Well,” Vince sighed, “now we get to deal with the house.” “Is that all you can think about, cleaning up mom’s house?” Kelli asked, stopping to stare at Vince. Her eyes flashed …
Will’s Thoughts – Things we have ‘just in case’. Just in case. Now, who would have thought that three little words could have such an impact on our lives? They can be used as a shield against possible social, economic or physical disaster, or as a horn to announce the arrival of the King and Queen of Hoarding. I’d like …
True or False? On June 21, 2007, a Ford Escape blew one of its tires, and then swerved onto the sidewalk, striking a city fire hydrant. The impact of the crash, and the hydrant’s water pressure, launched the hydrant onto a deadly trajectory, sending it speeding through the air like a “bullet”, stated Alameda County deputy sheriff, Phil Abrams. The …
After being turfed from the Miss Universe Canada competition last month, transgender beauty contestant, Jenna Talackova, is now allowed to compete after all.
Life Is Real One early morning when there was a thunderstorm, the air seem to be very cool and crisp. The birds were out enjoying the day as I frolicked on the wet grass, revealing my enjoyment in disseminating my inner feeling of rejoicing to everything around me in the garden. I was in the hostel answering many phone calls …
By Colin Black When I was fifteen years old, I left school and my first job was in a local garage. I was supposed to be an apprentice mechanic, but like all new boys, I was the general dogsbody. I made the tea and ran errands for the rest of the men, but after washing cars and sweeping up for …
We were noticing a small leak from the toilet yesterday, so we are fixing it before it gets to be a major reno. I should mention that the hubby is repairing it, as I am not allowed to be around him when there are issues of a “plumbing” nature. I hear him in the kitchen rummaging through my baking cupboard. …
Guardian Angel Ghost Story… This story was told to me by a good friend of mine, and I have no reason to suppose that it’s not true. My pal, Mick, stays in Enfield, London. His wife started to have the same dream, night after night. In her dream, she was walking through a part of a town that she’d never …
Last week, the two of us decided to go bowling, but when we looked outside and saw how miserable the weather was, we changed our minds in a hurry. Heading into the living room, we fired up the TV, then loaded up the Wii Sports disc to play a frame or two of bowling. Soon, the ‘Mii’s’ took their places …
Though Miss Universe Canada organizers concede that Jenna Talackova is a “real girl”, she won’t be competing in this year’s Miss Universe Canada pageant because Talackova, a Vancouver native, was born a male. Denis Davila, national director of Miss Universe Canada, says rules set by the Miss Universe franchise, state that each contestant must be a “naturally born female”. Davila …
Congratulations! Is it true or false that a book offered people a chance to win a free Thunderbird convertible for reading the book’s copywrite notice? The story goes that in the year 2001, a third-year medical student at Yale University, Jeffrey Seiden, was studying his electrocardiography textbook one day when he happened to notice the following message in the book’s …
Val’s Step-By-Step Guide To Retirement After reviewing our retirement options, we decided to make a few changes in our plan for the future. Like most other people, we don’t have a company pension plan, so instead of that multi-million dollar dream home on a warm tropical island, we will be forced to settle for our modest bungalow in the frozen …
Will’s Thoughts – What Makes Us Ornery? Have you ever had one of those days, when you roll out of bed first thing in the morning meaner than a stick poked badger? There ain’t no rhyme nor reason, you just woke up with a hankering to cause someone, or something grief, or at the very least, aggravation. It may be …
It has been said that when an old person dies, a library is burnt to the ground. And the metaphor is appropriate. A long life of experiences, love, laughter and knowledge becomes inaccessible. Gone forever, unless – unless those stories, experiences and earned wisdoms are preserved by the written word or by our modern electronic recording devices prior to the …