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
internet
The internet has become ubiquitous, meaning omnipresent. It's everywhere, in every corner of our lives. You can listen to this radio station via the internet on a mobile device although internet radios that look like radios haven't yet really caught on. I'm told it's just a matter of time before we will no longer br...
Feb 12, 2024
The Big Game on Sunday
My favourite sport to watch on TV is football, and for the record, I'll take the CFL over the NFL. I know some fans will disagree but that's not important right because all we've had since November is the NFL. What some call the biggest game in sports happens on Sunday, the Super Bowl. I respectfully disagree, prefe...
Feb 09, 2024
Time
Albert Einstein is quoted as having said time is an illusion. That may be, but one thing I know for certain, time waits for no one. Time is gone before you realize it. I sat in on CJWW's Boots & Salutes listener call-in program Monday morning. It's hard for me to believe I started Boots & Salutes February 2n...
Feb 07, 2024
setting goals
I received a letter in the mail last week from Darlene McKenzie in Saskatoon, a long-time listener to CJWW, sister station to 98Cool. She says she was doing some de-cluttering and found a Coffeetalk of mine from the year 2003 she had saved because she says it had such a powerful message and wondered if I might consider...
Feb 05, 2024
Family Service Saskatoon Radiothon
This radio station along with the two other Saskatoon Media Group stations, are holding a radiothon as we speak at the Mall at Lawson Heights on behalf of Family Service Saskatoon, whose mission is to nurture safe, healthy, and respectful relationships. Saskatchewan is facing a mental health crisis, and this crisis is...
Feb 02, 2024
Grandfather
Today I am reminded of how quickly the years fly by. Two years ago today our daughter gave birth to our first grandchild, a beautiful baby girl she and her husband named Ariella. I had been told by other grandparents that being such was a wonderful experience. I said, "Sounds great", but this baby boomer ...
Jan 31, 2024