Well, not quite – but he’s getting there. Today marks another birthday for Dave and the kids have been getting ready for it most of the week. It’s been a busy six months for...
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Paul Martin was Canada’s Prime Minister. Dubya was in the White House. If anyone said Donald, you thought of Disney’s cartoon duck.Maria had just finished her teaching career, and I was 6 months into...
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That is what they call it now – camping off the grid. No water or electrical services available. It might be in a state or provincial park, or in a Walmart or Cracker Barrel...
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I remember hearing about the “Guns versus Butter” model when I first started learning about macroeconomics back in the Cold War era. It’s a simple enough concept, really. Assume that a country can either...
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Well, I’m pretty old but even I don’t remember what life was like after the Influenza pandemic of 1918-19. I’m sure it changed a lot for the survivors – but they had just come...
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Like most Seniors in Ontario, Maria and I have been trying to shelter in place during the current COVID-19 situation – only venturing out for essential supplies. Today was one of those ventures. We...
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With the number of COVID-19 cases increasing daily, our provincial authorities are starting to get serious about “flattening the curve.” In other words, try to delay the onset of a serious outbreak enough that...
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It was going to be a nice relaxing voyage across the Atlantic to Tarragona, Spain. From there a second cruise would have taken us to Venice and some day trips to Vicenza and Verona....
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Did you ever buy a piece of technology that you regretted not that much later? Something that became obsolete long before it became a piece of junk? Maybe it was a Betamax video recorder,...
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A few years ago – when we got serious about cruise holidays – I had to accept the idea that I would not be taking my very best camera equipment with me any longer....