SAIL
Last Saturday I accompanied my wife who was bringing greetings on behalf of the City for International Language Day at an event organized by SAIL (Saskatchewan Association of International Languages). I'm glad I went because it reminded me that we live in a multi-cultural country. There were songs and dances with gr...
Mar 08, 2024
nicknames
There are so many performing artists who have been given honorific nicknames as a mark of respect for their significance, and the monikers "King", "Queen" and "Prince" have been applied often. The "King of Jazz" was Louis Armstrong, the "Queen of Folk" was Joan Baez, ...
Mar 06, 2024
emails
Emails, emails and more emails. I spend too darn much time sifting through emails. Some mornings the junk folder has 40 or 50 that I feel I need to scan in case there are any legitimate messages that made their way in there, and quite often there are a couple that need to be moved over to the inbox. Then I need to...
Mar 04, 2024
highest rated USA President
I don't know which is more fun to watch, the political goings-on in Canada or the United States. Personally, when I get exasperated at the back-and-forth nonsense nowadays on our federal and provincial political scenes, I take a look at what is happening south of the border to remind myself how much worse it is with t...
Mar 01, 2024
largest generation?
Say it ain't so! My generation is no longer dominant in the country! Statistics Canada says millennials, born between 1981 and 1996, have surpassed the baby boomer generation, born between 1946 and 1965. Millennials rise in the ranks is mostly due to the recent arrival of immigrants. From the mid-60's through t...
Feb 28, 2024
uncashed traveler's cheques
Cleaning out a drawer at home we found some uncashed traveler's cheques. We used to take them with us when we travelled out of the country. They enabled us to have money without carrying lots of cash. However, technology has evolved and systems that handle forms of payment like traveler's cheques have gradually di...
Feb 26, 2024
Popcorn Brain
Let's contemplate popcorn. Some don't care for it and some absolutely love it. I like it. And I'm talking about buttered popcorn with salt which I rationalize won't kill me because I don't eat it all that often. I wouldn't want to develop an excessive popcorn consumption pattern! Here's a term I just heard last ...
Feb 23, 2024
BCE cuts jobs
Here's a news story that caught my eye: It said, "Following a year of high-profile strikes and wage gains, Canada should brace for more turmoil and work stoppages this year in both the public and private sectors. Thousands of contracts are due to expire. I read another story yesterday on how Canadians are cont...
Feb 21, 2024
Family Day
I almost forgot we are heading into a long weekend. Monday, February 19 is Family Day in Saskatchewan, also in Alberta, BC, Ontario and New Brunswick. Other provinces have holidays on Monday but they aren't called Family Day. Manitoba has Louis Riel Day, in Nova Scotia it's called Heritage Day and PEI celebrates Isla...
Feb 16, 2024
CAIP
About a month ago on January 15th I routinely checked my bank account online, and as well as my pay deposit from work I saw another deposit called "Climate Action Incentive". The purpose and frequency of this automatic deposit from the federal government had slipped my mind, maybe because up to 2022 it was a...
Feb 14, 2024