HOW WINNING THE STANLEY CUP DEFIES MATH, THE MYSTERY OF HIDDEN VALLEY, AND WHY ‘CASABLANCA’ IS THE BEST MOVIE
Vol. 1, No. 47 In this edition, your reflective correspondent wonders what effects the Stanley Cup’s extended absence from Canada might have for the NHL,...
A SCREW-UP WITH MULRONEY, WHERE DOUGHNUTS ARE KING, AND PRAISE FOR ‘LETHBRIDGE’
Vol. 1, No. 46 In this edition, your diligent correspondent admits to an encounter with a former prime minister no one is to know about, uncovers AI that is...
PRESS FREEDOM IN THE U.S. IS UNDER ATTACK, HAVING FUN WITH COFFEE, WILLIAM’S TELL, AND A VISIT TO YORKVILLE
Vol. 1, No. 45 In this edition, your faithful correspondent assesses the dangers to press freedom in the Great RepublicTM to the south, relates some obscure...
ABOUT WHO SAVED ELTON JOHN’S LIFE, THE KING IN CANADA, AND HOW WOMEN SHOULD RULE THE WORLD
Vol. 1, No. 44 In this edition, your always probing correspondent investigates the story behind the someone who saved Elton John’s life, chronicles how even...
A COOL STORY ABOUT ELTON JOHN, THE PERILS OF IMPORTED PIZZA AND HOW TO GET UPGRADED TO FIRST CLASS
Vol. 1, No. 43 In this edition, your nostalgic correspondent recalls a heartwarming exchange between Elton John and a friend, asks if Prince was a horcrux,...
THE QUEEN BEHIND VICTORIA DAY, THE STARS BEHIND CANADIAN TV, AND THE DEAL WITH GETTING OLD
Vol. 1, No. 42 In this edition, your genealogical-minded correspondent dives into the past of the Royal Family to the days of Victoria, on whose empire the...
WHEN IS A SUBSIDY NOT A SUBSIDY? WHEN IT’S NOT ONE. ALSO, STUFF ABOUT WARS AND PROMISCUOUS ACTORS
Vol. 1, No. 41 In this edition, your discerning correspondent dissects President Trump’s plans for destroying the Canadian auto industry, bitches about what...
BREAKING NEWS FROM HEAVEN AND CAMROSE, PLUS COUNTING THE NHL STARS WHO’VE NEVER WON THE CUP
Vol. 1, No. 40 In this edition, your sharp-eyed correspondent ponders the idea of the reception Pope Francis finds in heaven, how our dog could win a seat in...
ALL THE BEST THINGS ABOUT CANADA YOU WON’T FIND ANYWHERE ELSE, FUN OUTDOORS, AND THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
Vol. 1, No. 39 In this edition, your heedful correspondent conveys the notion we don’t have to define ourselves by what we’re not, makes fun of another...
WHY SASKATCHEWAN IS THE STATES’ FAVOURITE FLAVOUR, AND DID YOU KNOW FOLKS ARE LIVING IN UNDERGROUND CAVES?
Vol. 1, No. 38 In this edition, your vigilant correspondent goes “elbows up” on Saskatchewan’s premier, explores the future of humanity in Australian caves,...
AUTOCRATS, LOVE LETTERS, AND THE INTRODUCTION TO NEW OUR BOOK CLUB
Vol. 1, No. 37 In this edition, your diligent correspondent offers his take on the autocrat next door, how Palm Springs is making Canadians feel more...
TAKE ON TRUMP, AND APRIL FOOLS’ STUFF
Vol. 1, No. 36 In this edition, your perturbed correspondent takes on Preston Manning and his latest diatribe, relates a timely Stemp story, and pitches the...
FORESHADOWED. FOREWARNED. FOREARMED. CANADA FIGHTS BACK
Vol. 1, No. 35F In this edition, your vigilant correspondent uncovers a plan by the Canadian military to use a secret weapon to defend our country against...
CANADA’S EXISTENTIAL CRISIS, THE NEED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, AND THE PERILS TO JOURNALISM
Vol. 1, No. 35 In this edition, your vexed correspondent identifies what’s to blame for America’s descent into we’re not sure what, points to the need for us...
AN ENDEARING PRESIDENT, A FAILED ONE, A SAD DEVELOPMENT, AND REFLECTIONS ON THE BEATLES
Vol. 1, No. 34 In this edition, your pensive correspondent highlights the relationship between Jack and Caroline, shares the prophetic words of an American...
A GRAND OLD TALE ABOUT A GRAND OLD POL, AN EARLY EXPERIENCE WITH BEATLEMANIA, AND MORE MORIARTY
Vol. 1, No. 33 In this edition, your reflective correspondent shares a story once told by his grandfather, recalls a time 60 years ago when we were all...
WHAT MAKES KRISTI NOEM AN UNLIKEABLE BUFFOON AND HOW MICROSOFT IS NOT IMPROVING OUR LIVES
Vol. 1, No. 32 In this edition, your erudite correspondent reveals the lack of intellectual perspicacity in the American President and one of his lackeys,...
THE MAGICAL MYSTERY OF DON McLEAN AND THE LOST MAGIC OF WAYNE GRETZKY
Vol. 1, No. 31 In this edition, your sagacious correspondent recounts the legendary story behind a legendary song, writes why we need to cut Wayne Gretzky...
LOVE MEANS SAYING ‘SORRY’ A LOT, CLEARING THE TRACK FOR EDDIE SHACK, AND THE GUY WHO BECOMES A WHALE TREAT
Vol. 1, No. 30 In this edition, your critically thinking correspondent contemplates the myriad ways the movie Love Story is not a very good love story,...
HIP-HOP ARTIST SLAGS A COLLEAGUE, THE LEAFS LOSE A LEGEND, AND NO VIKING FUNERAL
Vol. 1, No. 29 In this edition, your concerned correspondent wonders what’s up with Kendrick Lamar attacking Drake, reflects on the legend of Paul Morris,...
STORMY FORECAST AHEAD, THAT MADMAN, AND PET NAMES
Vol. 1, No. 28 In this edition, your observant correspondent checks in on who’s doing stand-up now, wonders whether Elton and Bernie had a crystal ball,...
WE GET SERIOUS FOR ONCE. WE WON’T MAKE IT A HABIT
Vol. 1, No. 27 In this edition, your wary correspondent ponders an uncertain future and what to do about it. Also did you ever wonder what fast-food outlets...
REMEMBERING PIT MARTIN AND RECKLESS RESURRECTIONS
Vol. 1, No. 26 My Sunday Reader reaches the half-year mark. Yay! In this edition, your nostalgic correspondent reflects on a backyard encounter with a...
STRUCK DUMB IN THE PRESENCE OF GREATNESS AND FUTURE GREATNESS
Vol. 1, No. 25 In this issue of the Reader, your memory-infused correspondent reflects on a long-ago encounter with a Hockey Hall of Famer, celebrates a...
RECOVERING FROM BOTH RSV AND 2024
Vol. 1, No. 24 In this issue of the Reader, your malaise-ridden correspondent expresses thanks for all the support, ponders the wisdom of self-driving cars,...
WE’RE ALL SICK
Vol. 1, No. 23 No, no, that’s not meant as a blanket condemnation of the current state of Western society. Rather, it means we’re sick, the three of us in...
HOW BEST TO RESPOND TO A BULLY, PLUS NO MORE POND HOCKEY
Vol. 1, No. 22 In this issue of the Reader, your cutting-edge correspondent ponders the best ways to respond to a bully in the White House bent on annexing...
MEMORIES FROM A BY-GONE ERA, HIJINKS AT COSTCO, AND A SPECIAL SURPRISE
Vol. 1, No. 21 In this issue of the Reader, your eggnog-sodden correspondent reflects on the changes to the craft of journalism that are not necessarily for...
THE TALE OF THE TITANIC’S CAT, AND A CLASSIC CANADIAN CULTURAL MOMENT
Vol. 1, No. 20 In this issue of the Reader, your purposeful correspondent resurrects a 50-year story about the Titanic, celebrates a Geddy Lee moment, muses...
THESE LIONS ARE NOT GRAZING ON THE SERENGETI, BUT CLOSER TO HOME
Vol. 1, No. 19 In this issue of the Reader, your archival correspondent explores the story behind the Detroit Lions and the names behind T&T Supermarkets....
WE LOOK BEHIND THE CURTAIN OF ‘MURDER IN A SMALL TOWN’
Vol. 1, No. 18 In this issue of the Reader, your disgruntled correspondent has questions and is looking for answers from the TV network braintrust behind the...
CANADA’S BEST PIZZA? IT GETS SETTLED HERE
Vol. 1, No. 17 In this issue of the Reader, your discerning correspondent weighs in on which Canadian city has the best pizza, waxes nostalgic about a time...
JOINING EUROPE IS A NUMBERS GAME. SO IS THE LOTTERY
Vol. 1, No. 16 Sad about Trump? In this issue of the Reader, your accountable correspondent investigates the merits of joining Europe, takes note of ways to...
HEMINGWAY, HIPPOS AND EATING OUR FEELINGS
Vol. 1, No. 15 In this issue of the Reader, your wary correspondent takes note of relics from a bygone era found in a cave, hippos on the loose in Colombia,...
McGOVERN GOOD, NIXON BAD, AND R.I.P. LAIKA
Vol. 1, No. 14 In this issue of the Reader, your erudite correspondent writes about the world’s last totally honest politician, Canada’s assignment from the...
IT’S NEARING MIDNIGHT, CHRISTMAS, AND THE END OF OCTOBER
Vol. 1, No. 13 In this issue of the Reader, your faithful correspondent writes about the night Sears presented him with a weighty dilemma, how one child came...
SAILING WITH PEPSI’S NAVY AND SUNDAYS FOR POETRY
Vol. 1, No. 12 In this issue of the Reader, your always vigilant correspondent writes about how the makers of Pepsi-Cola were purported to be a global naval...
THANKFUL THANKSGIVING TALES: TURKEYS AND LESBIANS
Vol. 1, No. 11 In this issue of the Reader, your grateful correspondent remembers a Thanksgiving past and reveals the term you can use after eating or...
INDY RACING, DAUGHTERS, AND AN IRISH WIDOWER
Vol. 1, No. 10 In this issue of the Reader, your grateful correspondent waxes nostalgic about a childhood trip to Indianapolis, offers a story that will make...
YES, THE GREAT ONE IS GREAT. WASPS AREN’T
Vol. 1, No. 9 In this issue of the Reader, your awestruck correspondent recalls the pleasure of interviewing Wayne Gretzky, writes how wasps are still...
PUTTING A NAME TO THE FACE AND FUN TV DEBATES
Vol. 1, No. 8 In this issue of the Reader, your diligent correspondent writes about how roses by any other name aren’t necessarily roses, what makes for a...
WRONG-WAY LEADERS, RABBIS, AND ‘ERBS
Vol. 1, No. 7 In this issue of the Reader, your ever-alert correspondent writes about a bad day at work, pumping the rabbi for answers, bananas and hot tubs...
HORSE HOCKEY AND DEER DOGS FOR SEPT. 8
Vol. 1, No. 6 In this edition of the Reader, your watchful correspondent writes about a ban on banks, hot dogs that crunch, and George Washington’s smarter...
SWEDEN’S DRIVERS STILL MAKE THE NEWS, AND THERE IS LOTS OF MAIL
Vol. 1, No. 5 In this edition of the Reader, your always alert correspondent notes how the BBC must be reading this newsletter, provides further proof you...
‘DON’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ ON THE INTERNET’ ~Abe Lincoln
Vol. 1 No. 4 In this edition of the Reader, your faithful correspondent writes about the model for the Statue of Liberty, Jabba the Trump, and the hazards of...
ON B.C.’s CRAZY MIXED UP DRIVERS, VIETNAMESE SOUP AND UGLY L.A.
Vol. 1, No. 3 In this edition of the Reader, your ever-vigilant correspondent considers the hazards of modern toasters and driving in B.C., celebrates...
ON TRIBUTE BANDS AND OTHER THINGS
In this edition of the Reader, your unwavering correspondent ponders the idea of dogs driving golf carts, muses on the historical significance of Aug. 9,...
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Where this author, reformed journalist and retired consultant waxes on with cringe-worthy yet occasionally humorous personal anecdotes, the odd essay...