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Here’s A Car That Might Make You Envious
Originally published March 24, 2015 On the first leg of my daily walk along the promenade and beach in White Rock, I noticed a shiny, red Rolls-Royce pulling into the parking lot, and it almost made me envious. Oh, here we go, I thought, ‘another rich, spoiled, yuppie showing off his car! Suddenly, I felt…
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Here Is How I Escaped From Prison
Originally published February 24, 2012 In the ’60s, I often used a unique method to escape prison (aka my parents grounding me). A company that manufactures antennas in the USA reported sales of over one million units during the last quarter of 2011. The Digital/HD picture quality is significantly better than cable or satellite, and there is…
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Is There A Doctor In The House?
I want to begin by stating that Dr. R. Wilson, my family doctor, retired today. And although I was given lots of written notice of his retirement, I have not been able to get another doctor here in White Rock. But I am not complaining. There are many provinces in Canada with the same problem…
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A Short Straw
This morning, I was running errands around town. And at each store, when approaching the cashier, I offered the following comment: Looks like you pulled the short straw! And each time I mentioned it, I got a puzzled look in reply. It was as though the cashiers (male and female) didn’t understand what I meant.…
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Are You a Polymath?
A ‘polymath’ is a person who is talented in many subjects. Another term is more commonly known as ‘Jack of all trades.’ However, the latter is not a gender-neutral term, so I think that there should also have a ‘Judy of all trades.’ A third term is the ‘Jack/Judy of all trades, master of none,’…
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When A Fifty Dollar Walk Is Worth It!
It was a brand new downtown route that the Vancouver ‘Venturers Club scheduled, and I wanted to be among the inaugural walk’s first participants – but I needed to determine the best transportation mode during Vancouver’s dreaded rush hour. I had no idea it would cost me $50 to get from the Sky Train station…
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Skagit River Park Walk
I was standing near the corner of the street, with three of my gal pals, in downtown Burlington, Washington, when I suddenly noticed something I had never seen before – a solar-powered garbage can. Now you’re probably more interested in why I was alone in the States, with three gal pals – more than hearing…
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A ‘Nooner’ at the Nat
There was a time, some sixty years ago, that I believed that most families had lives like the Cleaver family, of Leave It To Beaver fame. Mrs. Cleaver would often be seen vacuuming the floor in her dress and ‘high heels’ wearing a pearl necklace and full-makeup. And Mr. Cleaver, mostly wore suits and ties,…
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My First And Only Blind Date Ever!
I was finally moving into my new apartment, and it had only taken me a week to find it despite the numerous ‘No Vacancy’ signs hanging outside most of the high rises in the West End. It was on Alberni Street, a few feet from Stanley Park, and had an excellent view of Coal Harbour…
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The Tush Man & My Tush – Part 2 of 2
Note: Please read The Tush Man & My Tush – Part 1 of 2 before reading this. The next day I got a call from the Tush Man’s office advising me that my exorcism (colonoscopy) is on Thursday, July 16th. They also gave me instructions on the medications I needed to purchase and that I…