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• The social network and me
  I think I joined Facebook today. I’ve been putting this off for centuries, or so it seems, but by not joining one of the social media, I have ...
• Thumbs up!
  We were having a friendly discussion. We had just enjoyed a fine meal of Cordon Bleu chicken, complete with a dessert of apple pie made with, ...
• Down and out
  I am saddled with an inconsolable sadness.That's probably the worst first line I have ever written. It is probably the worst line I have ever ...
• Call me!
  I tapped into an obscene phone conversation yesterday.Not intentionally, you understand. I was dialling another number when suddenly two voices ...
• The show must go on
  Do you know “KISS?” No? Do you know the fellow who runs around the entertainment world with his face painted in weird patterns and ...
• William and Kate: A royal pain in the budget?
  This is a royal week to be sure. William and Kate seem to have made a conquest of Canada, which is nice.They seem to be an engaging couple. Right ...
• Into the fog
  Ra wouldn’t stand a chance in Newfoundland.If someone ever tried to start a congregation, more people would be claiming to see Jesus coming in ...
• Unashamedly Springdale
  Rake up the garbage. Fill in the potholes. Paint the fences.It's Come Home Year! Where? Everywhere! From Cape Onion to Cape Spear there are ...
• Molly Bloom and me
  I am somewhat nonplussed. Looking at that last word, I’m not even sure I know what I am — even somewhat. I don't think I have ever used it before ...
• The last suppertime
  So it didn’t happen. The world did not end last Saturday as Harold Camping confidently predicted that it would. Just the same, aside from those ...
• The last hurrah
  I don’t know why I’m bothering to write this column at all.On Saturday, May 21, the day it’s due to appear in the Telegram and The Western Star, ...
• The found is lost
  (NDPJack addresses his newlyelected troops on the morning after the night before.)“Good morning everyone! For those of you who do not know who I ...
• The Sport of Kings
  How the heck are you supposed to get anything done?I don’t think I’m a sports nut. However, I do root for the Maple Leafs so I guess that makes ...
• Gasoline and flame
  Yes, I know. For most of you this is Sandwich Saturday, the day that’s sandwiched between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, between bloody death and ...
• All of us with the same brush
  Easter followed by a federal election. That’s appropriate, don’t you think?The season of resurrection and the promise of new life followed by the ...
• The good goatherd
  Other Half has always had problems with Mary.Not Mary of the wild moor or the Mary who had a little lamb. The Mary of whom I speak, and with whom ...
• A mother of a wrong turn
  Be afraid, be very afraid. That’s according to Stephen Harper. He says we are going to hell in a handbasket and everyone in the world is in that ...
• Sorry, wrong number
  “’Ello, ’statue?” You may not remember that classic salutation from the days when telephones were used to talk to people. The standard response ...
• ’Twas on the good ship
  I am still enamored of the lovely old Joseph and Clara Smallwood.I was listening to friend Randy of open line last week, and he had a most ...
• Beyond belief
  There are three things I don’t understand.Here’s the first one. Why, when I was lucky enough to be born Canadian, did my prime minister have to ...
• The human conundrum
  I have one of those common names.I share it with many others. At one point, Motor Vehicle Registration statistics listed 29 of us with driver’s ...
• We travel to the new
  I haven’t seen the Blue Puttees or the Highlanders yet.That’s not quite true. Someone sent me by email some shots of the exteriors and interiors ...
• All you wimps raise your hands
  It seems we are surrounded by wimps. Everyone’s talking about the “wimp generation,” especially since the last snowstorm. Boards have been called ...
• Getting us down
  Back in 1965, I was finishing up a degree at Mount Allison University in Sackville, N.B. That little university, by the way — fewer than 2,000 ...
• Sauce for the gosoe
  You may recall the story of Uncle Uriah Henstridge.Evidently it’s a favourite of many readers, and one of mine as well. Therefore I will give you ...
• The boat that wouldn’t float
  I’m thinking of running for the leadership of the provincial PC party. This Cabana fellow has me all inspired.Tell me someone who isn’t inspired ...
• With a bang or a whimper?
  I don’t know about you, but yesterday I noticed a definite increase in the length of the day. This morning I’m sure dawn cracked a few moments ...
• And on we roll
  Bells! Whistles! Noisemakers! Tambourines! Shotguns! Guy Lombardo! Happy new year!Hope you’re about to have or have already had a blast. Now ...
• Working the magic
  Ah, the sheer magic of Christmas.Not now, back then. Back when we were children and Christmas materialized out of the frosty air almost ...
• The double whammy
  I refer you to two recent occurrences filled with potential harm to our province.Both have occurred within the past few days. Let me mention the ...