And to think that 2020 is almost over… well I guess I should make sure I don’t rant today… so I will pass on some information that came my way from a neighbour… Electric Cars – A Real Eye Opener As an engineer I love the electric vehicle technology. However, I havebeen troubled for a […]

And people wonder why we have less faith in scientists than some would like us to have. This is not a rant. I am sitting in my study in a post-Christmas mood of joyous reflection. Reflection based in no small part on the happiness I have at being alive. Moreover I feel good about my […]

And it’s now the Winter Solstice… Thought I should let you know that a bunch of people became quite enamoured with my last Chapters (#135 & 136). So much so that I felt I should step back from writing for a few days and ask myself why that was… I was going to quote from […]

Let’s listen to some students and on-line learning…you know my concerns about on-line learning and the rather disturbing variations in the ways education is being approached during this pandemic. Remember that all forms of schooling were suddenly shut down in March because no one really knew what to do because there was not a solid […]

Oh no, not another political rant…Should I run for a House of Commons Seat? There are election winds blowing again and Elections Canada already is starting to recruit people to work on the next federal election. Three premiers have rolled the dice during the pandemic and won, so the temptation is out there for the […]

Here it is… Greetings and Best Wishes, … Well, there isn’t as much to talk about this year – skiing was cut short (for reasons that are still hard to fathom) and dragon-boating never happened. There was some golf and quite a bit of biking, but since the American grandkids weren’t able to visit the […]

Ok, ok – I realize it’s time for a follow-up… What has happened to my Achilles issue? Well it’s now a week later and there are some things I can tell you and so, tell you I will. Firstly, I was informed that I neither ruptured nor tore my Achilles. But that was something I […]