Strong is Beautiful
You never realize how long a minute is until you start exercising! And my fit septuagenarian friend Denice oughta know. At 75, she is an example of how you are never too old to start weight training. This is a … Continued
You never realize how long a minute is until you start exercising! And my fit septuagenarian friend Denice oughta know. At 75, she is an example of how you are never too old to start weight training. This is a … Continued
Happy New Year! Sad to read that our ‘golden girl’ Betty White, has left this world at age 99. I want to age well just like her! As does Dr. Grace Park, a local physician who is the Regional Medical … Continued
Hurry up and wait! That’s what it feels like as I sit here patiently waiting for my turn to get the much anticipated COVID-19 vaccine. Alas, as a younger Zoomer, I am too old for one and too young for … Continued
I imagine by now you have watched the interview. The interview with Meghan and Harry who sat down recently with talk show queen Oprah to bare their souls. Poor Meghan. Poor Harry. Hello, didn’t Meghan realize what she was getting … Continued
I’m rich! Well not exactly, but I am $300 tax-free richer thanks to the Federal Government. Finally the Feds, who have been handing out money (our money!) to Canadians during the pandemic like Halloween candy, are paying some attention to … Continued
All the lonely people, where do they all belong? The Beatles wrote about loneliness when they penned the words to Eleanor Rigby so many years ago. Today, it seems that loneliness has taken on a life of its own and … Continued
Born to amuse, to inspire, to delight Here one day Gone one night. Gone too soon. Michael Jackson’s song foreshadowed his own life which ended much too soon. And now in our own community, another life has ended much … Continued
We don’t need no education We don’t need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teachers leave them kids alone! Although Pink Floyd hadn’t yet written these lyrics when I was in high school, the song Another Brick … Continued
What a wonderful way to spend a weekend! A vacation right in our own backyard, known as a staycation. No border or ferry lineups. Our Canadian dollar at par. An opportunity to chat with tourists from around the world. The … Continued
Food glorious food We’re anxious to try it Three banquets a day Our favourite diet. A famous lament from the starving workhouse orphans in Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist as they dream of a full stomach of culinary delights instead of … Continued