We had a car – but you needed to learn how to drive it. We had enough stuff to decorate our Port Hope apartment. We had some savings thanks to all the Italian folks...
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One of the “features” of being an old guy is that I remember how to use a slide rule. My university days and in fact my early career with General Foods were filled with...
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On January 20th, my grandson Teddy turns 13. He seems to get taller by the minute, and soon will leave his vertically challenged grandparents in the dust. As he enters his teenage years, Teddy...
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I have been a 35mm photographer for more than 50 years now – started with a balky old Yashica rangefinder and worked my way up to Nikon. I got my last really good film...
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This pandemic year of 2021 has been notable for many things but two immediately come to mind: Higher prices – on just about everything. Shortages – well maybe not toilet paper so much, but...
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Today’s winter solstice marks my 17th anniversary of retirement. I have now been retired nearly half as long as my working career. The universe has changed for industrial food scientists in Canada. I worked...
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It was my first day of work at General Foods Research. I was in my entry interview with my new boss, Gary Henderson. “We know you have a solid background in Chemistry but it...
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Maria says that her upcoming one is not all that significant, The three guys in her life say differently. Two of them – myself and our grandson Teddy – can say so in words....
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It’s what my younger granddaughter Susannah wants her Nonna to bake for her 8th birthday tomorrow. We have weekly celebrations in October capped off by Susannah’s birthday. As with all the grandkids, it’s a...
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We’ve been through a few with Sarah – sacraments of initiation,4 levels of academic ceremonies, domestic and international travel, marriage, motherhood – just to name a few. There was a time when I wasn’t...