I retired from Unilever at 58. At the time that was considered early to hang up my skates. Since then a lot has changed in my former work world. The factory I worked in...

On Saturday August 24, Veronica turns 9. Although she’s growing up fast, she has largely maintained her sweet and accommodating nature. She is sort of the glue in the grandkids ensemble – supporting her...

This summer has been a real mess in the ole neighborhood. When our houses were built there was no fiber optic cable in Almonte. You either went with copper coax (Rogers) or satellite dish...

This weekend marks the start of August and is the 2nd of 3 that define the summer. When I was working it was usually halfway through my vacation  –  so the August long weekend...

Next month is the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. And yes, the astronauts did take a portable computer to the moon with them. Two in fact (one in the orbiter and...