When October 17th rolled around, I was so excited. That was the day marijuana finally become legal in Canada. No more buying weed in alleyways or out of half-opened car windows. Now I would able to shop in a friendly store, use my credit card and walk down the street, rolling a joint. This was … Continue reading Canadians Are In The Weeds

My bookclub doesn't always choose a fiction book to read and discuss. One of those instances was over the summer when the selection was COLLECTED TARTS AND OTHER INDELICACIES by Tabatha Southey. I got to meet Tabatha one muggy evening  in July when she joined the bookclub to discuss her book and career over wine … Continue reading An Interview With Author and Columnist Tabatha Southey

"Male Support Corp," said the female voice over the phone. "How can I help you?" "Umm, well I bought some of your sex pills and they don't work," was my reply. "Was that the Stay Hard pills or the Max Hard pills?" The Max Hard." "Those are our top-selling product. We've never had a complaint … Continue reading The Sex Pill

The inspiration to write a science fiction novel set on Mars didn't come from a song, film or dream. I never intended on writing this book. I was going to write a story about post-Brexit Britain. I had even been researching different English dialects. To be honest, LOVED MARS, HATED THE FOOD started out as … Continue reading How I Wound Up Writing A Novel About Mars

It's quite a burden for Donald Trump to be managing his own Twitter account with all his other responsibilities. It doesn't seem to be something he comfortable delegating to staff. I have a solution. I have spent hours and hours going over Trump tweets and created a number of algorithms using patterns that I've observed. … Continue reading Donald Trump Tweet Generator

We've all heard the expression, a trained monkey could do that job. But no one is really being serious when they say it. So, I was surprised to read last month that Rogers Communication was hiring monkeys to work in some of their stores on a trial basis. I thought to myself to what lengths … Continue reading A Trained Monkey Could Do That Job

Canada turns 151 today. Today brings to an end our sesquicentennial, which was a big umm....yawn. Because we aren't terribly nationalistic. Let's face it, Canadian history is boring. And we're fine with that. We're proud of our country, but don't feel the need to tell the rest of the world. Newcomers are always made to feel … Continue reading My Thoughts on Being Canadian