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The publishing companies send me catalogues.  Most of them a link to an on-line catalogue, but some show up the old-fashioned way.   Here are some book titles now available.  Don’t expect me to review them or interview the authors,  but you may want to get a copy for yourself. 
1.  Peek-A-Poo…What’s in Your Diaper?
2.  I Stopped […]

Congrats to The Hurt Locker.  I did get very tired of seeing shots of Ms. Bigelow with the King of the World seated behind her.   Here’s the thing.  I’m reading criticism today that the Hurt Locker defied military procedure and no bomb squad would ever do things that way.  To those of you that believe […]

Changing words to the anthem.  Bad idea, but everybody is talking about it.   I can’t escape it.   We talked about it on the show yesterday.  People were chuckling in the Press Box in London last night.  This morning, the network TV guys were playing clips of people botching the anthem at hockey and baseball games.   […]

The Olympics are over, Canada is “Goldium.”   Meanwhile, in Erie, Penn.,  the Rangers beat the Otters for the 7th straight time this year.  Less drama, same result.   Canada wins gold, and were booed in the rink!  I asked one of the Erie media members (actually, the only one who ever attends the games there) how […]

There have been many great stories told in Vancouver, and more to come this weekend.  My vote for flag bearer at the Closing Ceremonies was Alex Bilodeau, our first gold medalist.  I want to change that to Joannie Rochette.  

Canada vs. Russia was amazing!  But, I got curious.  I flipped around to the Belleville vs. Mississauga game and the Oshawa vs. Kingston game,  just to see what the crowds were like.  In a word, missing!  Given the gravity of the Olympic game I wasn’t surprised that two struggling teams would have a hard time […]

That snowblower I bought early in the winter and used once…..I’ve now used it THREE times!  Last night was needed.  This morning was just fun.    While allowing my 13 year old pick up truck to warm up, and my 21 year old son to wake up, I decided to blow a little snow.  As soon […]

Hockey fans are amazing.   They put themselves on a rollercoaster every pre-game and hold on for dear life.   Canada vs. USA…Rangers vs. Generals…..same emotion, different scale.   I got home last night from Oshawa in time to watch Canada lose to the Americans.   One game!  Not a tournament lost, just a lesson learned.  Same thing in […]

This is the 4th book from Detroit sportswriter Mitch Albom that I have read.   It is also the best.   Tuesdays With Morrie, The Five People You Meet In Heaven and For One More Day were all great reads, but, Have A Little Faith goes to the next level.   The story revolves around Albom, his aging […]

CANADIAN WORDS AND TERMS: In honor of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, the Associated Press put together a glossary of some Canadian words and terms:

Loonie – A one-dollar coin that has the image on one side of a diving bird known as the Common Loon.
Toonie — A two-dollar coin named as a play on Loonie for […]