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Preface Pointe Claire, Quebec 1959 A five-year-old boy stands motionless, gazing out the large dining room window, a paralysis born of fear and awe gripping him, as fire fills the entire night sky. The giant flames flickering and strobing in a terrifying death dance, it’s like nothing the boy has ever seen or imagined.  His…

You Just Never Know Hi Folks Some readers have been asking about the 1979 train derailment in Mississauga. I was home when it happened. My brother Pat was visiting and we were watching TV with Dad. It was November 10, at around 12 midnight.Something in Pat’s peripheral vision caught his attention. He got up and…

The Rabbit Hole Hi everyoneAs much as I try to avoid it, from time to time I still get tricked into clickbait, bullshit commercial news ads, intelligence tests and contests on the internet, usually while searching for something worthwhile. A waste of time, there’s no question. Yeah, Sure But back in September, I hit on…

Yes, I know, I’m late by a few days this year. The festive season was a bit more frantic than usual. I love Christmas. I look forward to the day itself and also the build-up, usually beginning a few weeks after Halloween. Not everyone is a fan though.  Walmart Anonymous Grumpy:    You never worked…

Grey-white brick, green eaves and doors, a massive maple canopy above the front yard, the porch hiding behind a barbed and tangled hedge.  The backyard is thickly bordered by Pine, Oak, and Ash, with two forty-foot Norway Maples shading the patio. Street-friendly, the lines smooth and warm, this handsome structure, diffident and proud, righteously proclaims…

Open To Opinions Hi folksWell, it seems I opened a polarized can of worms. Currently, people are about evenly split between supporting and condemning my rant about cats.A point or two in contention:—Is this business of hunting down stray cats justified?—Is the presumption that cats do no harm based on bad information? First of all, there…

Hi everyoneYou know what would be cool? Having an editor. Just being able to say “I have an editor” would be a buzz. But unless you work for a newspaper or a magazine or write books, and I do not, you don’t need an editor. I still want one. Not the kind of editor that changes things,…

A Quick Update I wasn’t lying to the cat police. I had already decided to give Rooney a chance to be an indoor cat.It won’t be easy. It’s difficult enough to change the psychology of a young feral, but a 17-year-old one? However, what are my options? She’s almost totally deaf, which makes her easy prey…

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Poor Kitty Hi everyone. I’m a cat guy. You know from past posts that Doug the Dog lived here for nine years. I grew very attached to him. So it’s not that I dislike dogs, it’s just that, given the choice, I’d rather have a cat or two as pets. There are two…