I miss the Space Age
It’s hard to relate what it was like growing up in the ’60s, surrounded by the Cold War, the Vietnam...
History
It’s been said you can’t step in the same river twice. It’s almost as true of cities — as much...
Cold snap
Just for today and tomorrow, we’ll be switching to Kelvin, because 254 degrees just sounds a lot better today than...
Good sign for the new year
Every New Year’s Eve, I am faced with the same compelling, seemingly unanswerable question — “what was the name of...
Modern technology traps man in past: film at 11
It’s Christmas week. The kids are home and enjoying their biggest Christmas wonders — a second dance mat for Dance...
Happy Christmas to all
And to all a good arrrgh!(Except for you creeps expecting to find Kirsten Gum in your stocking. You know who...
Five golden what, now?
On the first day of Christmas I need my true love to give to me about another 30 days in...
Humbug
It turns out that the key to my love of the holidays over the last number of years has been...
Chaos and bobbypins
Nearly through the annual Nutcracker grind wonderment. Part of the fun is the road show, where every year we get...
Are buses allowed to be sarcastic?
Driving to get daughter. Cold, wet, rain on top of yesterday’s ice, and I’d much rather be huddled under a...