Uncivil Service

Greetings from Seoul, South Korea! I mentioned last week that I’d be off on an international trip, and here I am. By the time you read this I’ll probably be on my way home – possibly even over Canada assuming the plane follows a similar path as it...

Crosswalks

Happy September everyone. As predicted last week it’s here, but it apparently dragged July and August with it to bring the warmest days of the year, so definitely not my kind of September yet. I’m off on an international trip next week and I expect the...

Put Them in Their Place

Note: This was drafted on Wednesday 30 August 2023 but not posted until today due to technical difficulties. Ack! Friday is September! I see Barb is already referring to summer in the past tense, but I know we still have a few sweltering days (weeks?) in store, so it...

Meeting in the Middle

I’m back from Port Huron after a great trip and a few nice views of Sarnia – sailed within a few feet of Canada but wasn’t actually there. I’m now off on a work trip to Jersey City, New Jersey – right across the Hudson River from 25D. Our...

Where’s the Beef?

It’s hot, hot, hot most everywhere out there so I hope wherever you may be that you are able to keep cool. I’m headed out for my annual visit to Port Huron and will spend a lot of time looking across the river at Sarnia and other towns (well, actually...

Both Sides Now

We’re a third of the way through August already – blink and you’ll miss it. I’m starting to see signs of the end of summer – some trees just barely starting to change colour, more leaves in my yard after a breeze, and clear nights are...