The Ted Henley Blog

I can’t believe it… but the employees at McDonald’s are actually letting me back in their restaurant to work on McHappy Day. I don’t think they realize they’re letting a fox in the hen house. If I have one vice: McDonald’s hashbrowns. In my opinion… they are a little slice of Heaven! On McHappy Day… [...]

Help! I need advice. I’m running the 5K race this year during the Calgary Marathon weekend with my 10-year old son. It’ll be my son’s second 5K. But… how do I keep him motivated? He’s starting to get bored about half-way through our training and I’ve run out of tricks. How can I keep him [...]

Whew. What an election result… a conservative majority… and the NDP with such a strong showing as opposition!?! An appropriate ending… to a bunch of wild days in news. That’s why I’m sounding hoarse on-air these days. Rewind to the Royal Wedding. 660 News was all over the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton. [...]

My son’s class is holding its own federal election… and I have a hunch they’ll choose a Green Party government. The Grade 1 Election will be held just days before the real vote. The kids get to use authentic-looking ballots and will mark their choices in class at polling stations. It sounds very cool… and [...]

The new Midway food for the 2011 Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth has been unveiled… and the number-1 “must try” for me is Mac and Cheese Pizza. Mac and Cheese… good. Pizza… good. So why not add a little ketchup and combine the two! The next thing I’ll spend money on is a donut burger. [...]

Anyone but Vancouver. That’s who I’m cheering for now that the Flames are out of the NHL Playoffs. Why ABV? I have friends in Vancouver who text me EVERY time the Canucks score (and I must admit I’ve received a lot of texts this season). Whatever the reason… I’m not alone in shunning the Canucks. [...]

LOTS of potholes are dotting Calgary roads and streets. The reason? Our weather. The City says we’re seeing a concentrated spike right now… because we didn’t have many freeze-thaw cycles during the winter. Those cycles are happening right now in a matter of days instead of weeks (thaws during the day… freezes overnight). People have [...]

Two Tory politicians seeking re-election have brought the Airport Tunnel into the campaign. Devinder Shory, the incumbent for the riding of Calgary Northeast, says he supports it. Deepak Obhrai, the incumbent for the riding of Calgary East, says he doesn’t like the project because of cost concerns. Any regular reader of this blog knows I [...]

Why will Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper make an appearance in Medicine Hat? It’s because Norm Boucher is now running for the Liberals. Boucher is the very vocal Mayor of Medicine Hat. He says he’s running for the Liberals to get more from Ottawa for his part of south-eastern Alberta. This is a good “get” [...]

Now what am I going to do? Kudos to The Sun newspaper for debunking one of the most prevalent myths in Calgary. But… the paper has taken away a GREAT excuse for going home loopy from Flames games. For decades… people have said they get more drunk off draught beer from the Saddledome… so-called heroin [...]