I recently found out that I was going to be a grandfather for the first time. This was, and is still, a great piece of news. With our daughter, Christa at 30 years of age and our son, Ian, at 28, we were certainly ready for the news. Nevertheless, it marks the symbolic transition from middle-age …
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The Common Sense Imperative, Pt. 2 – Safety First?
“Common sense always speaks too late. Common sense is the guy who tells you you ought to have had your brakes relined last week before you smashed a front end this week. Common sense is the Monday morning quarterback who could have won the ball game if he had been on the team. But he …
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the common sense imperative
“PERHAPS the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom. But tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than …
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W3Junkie IS the Continuing Sage!
It all began with a simple typo! Now, I will be the first to admit that I am not good at checking my work. The version of WordPress that I use does have a built-in spell-checker and I do avail myself of its services 90% of the time but in this instance it would not …
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Garmin 405 – A Birthday gift for the consummate technophile!
Turning 58 was not really as traumatic event as I might have expected. Perhaps this was because, in my mind, I already was that age. At this point, it is really just a number and I have come to a point where I really do not think much about my age. The main reason for …
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The Power of the Blogger! Or, how to make a bad situation worse.
It never ceases to amaze me just how arrogant and ultimately self-destructive certain business people can be! On our sister blog, JustRW – Home of Canada’s Un-Chef, we recently wrote a review of a local restaurant. For us, it was merely one of many that we have posted in the last few months and held …
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Ottawa still ranks highly as a great place to live!
I’ve been reading a lot lately about how Vancouver is such a great place to live. It is true that the recent Winter Olympics have done a great deal to increase its visibility on the world stage. Having visited the city a few times personally over the years, I must admit that it ranks highly …
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Blogging is not as easy as it looks!
There’s that old adage about the other man’s grass always being greener! So it is with blogging. It looks easy! Anyone could do it! It is a very attractive proposition on the surface and a whole sub-industry has blossomed on the Internet to help anyone who wishes to make a fortune with a blog. After …
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Possession is NOT nine tenths of the law
It’s the ONLY law! But it is man’s law not nature’s … If you believe that you actually own something, anything at all, we encourage you to think again; very carefully… In reality, the concept of ownership is one of the cornerstones of almost all modern societies. However, it turns out that it is a …
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Facebook: Where the rednecks go and grammar and spelling are optional?
Today, I had just finished reading about privacy concerns regarding FB’s policy towards sharing personal information across different partner sites when I stumbled upon this gem of a conversation. I am not happy to report that it involves some of my own family. Obviously, privacy is not uppermost in the minds of the individuals in …
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