It was 1976. Trudeau and Levesque were debating the future of Canada. Jimmy Carter was squaring off with Gerald Ford in the US. Disco-mania and the leisure suit were rampant. The Canadiens won the...

Yeah, yeah I’ll admit it. Like most late 40s boomers I have a copy of “Let It Be” in my vinyl collection. However it’s never been one of my favorite Beatles works, at least...

I remember in the 1980s and 90s when PC technology seemed to be improving daily, there was always a reason to get a better computer system:(1) Processor too slow or obsolete.(2) Replace tape drive...

After 39 years in the food business, I’ve decided to retire completely.After I left Unilever and moved to Almonte, I kept busy a couple of days a week working as a volunteer in a...

This Goffin – King masterpiece was first charted as a #1 hit by the Shirelles in 1961. Since then it’s been remade a few times – by Carole herself, the Bee Gees, Roberta Flack,...

One of the cool things about getting old and having adult children is watching them make those lifestyle decisions you had to make 30 years ago, and vicariously reliving the moment.Dave and Sarah have...

I’ve been using Nikon SLR film cameras for 25 years so you’d expect I’d have switched to digital with a D50, D80, or D200 camera body by now. You’d expect that, but you’d be...

This post is being written and published wirelessly from a laptop running Linux – which in itself is a minor miracle of sorts.If there is one area where Windows kicks Linux butt it is...