“Flying on a jet plane… with apologies to John Denver!”
the old man in the hat I would like to think that I am a reasonable guy. Handsome and slim too! Too bad my wife and friends don’t think so too! I try to keep it under control. I take my medicines every day and limit my intake...
Beantown ‘n Back!
I have just recently been to Beantown ‘n back! Beantown – Boston – 650,000 beantowners! Actually, three generations of B’fielder males drove down and back via PTV (Personal Transportation Vehicle). That turnpike/freeway is really nice to travel on, but can leave you “turnpike tardy”, particularly with a lot of...
Life On The Shoulders!
Life On The Shoulders! Did you ever feel like, “Stop the world … and get it off of my shoulders!” We all do at times! I did when ‘someone’ commented on my use of Big Words. Yet, going back to the June 25, 1816 Royal Gazette I found lychophronism,...
“Bring on the hounds…”
The old man in the hat Composing a bi-weekly commentary can be challenging. Sometimes nothing seems to strike a chord and other times there is so many topics buzzing around that it is hard to focus. This week presents a bumper group of delight! The first gift...
“Power to the people!”
the old man in the hat There is an old saying, fish and visitors stink after three days. Unfortunately after our recent visit from tropical storm Arthur, the stink seem to be hanging on. As I write this article 45000 New Brunswickers are still without power, 5 days...
Rogue Row…Folklore and Fancy!
Folklore and Fancy! There’s folklore and fancy, fiction and fact, if you have to stretch the truth be sure to use some tact! In this area the telling of “whoppers” used to be an art in itself. Around the woods bunkhouses, kitchen parlors, quilting bees, and barn-raisings. Real stretches...
What Would I Know!
Sometimes I just have to wonder! Sometimes I feel like I’m racing down a column declivity with no brakes and/or performing column acrobatics with no net! Like, I read where a man is out hunting with his wife, who has a license, and they come across a moose and...
“It’s a mystery…..”
the old man in the hat The lazy days of summer are finally upon us. It’s all downhill from here! This my favourite reading season. It is simply too hot to consume anything serious so it is time for the book equivalent of Jersey Shore. Trash fiction. The “her...
Snippets!
This is/will be an anthology of snippets! Little things – fragments! Like – there are no regular changes in the sky, the heavens, the zodiac, that occur in seven days and correspond to a week! Sardine – there’s no such actual fish. By age 15 the average teen, nowadays,...
“Trash Talk”
the old man in the hat The Province of New Brunswick must act. Failure to do so may result in serious bodily harm. How so? From time to time I travel with my partner who periodically shouts “Pigs”, which immediately and abruptly wakens me from my quiet...