I had a recurring dream last night. It's a dream I first had so many years ago I can't even remember. It pops up with the start of beautiful spring weather. In it I am playing golf on my very own course that I designed. The one where all the holes on the greens are two feet wide. To tell the truth I haven't golfe...

Let's talk about getting older. That's no big deal if you're 25, but how about if you're a senior citizen? If you're fortunate enough to achieve that status but you wonder what there is to do now that you don't go to work any more and the kids, if you had any, have grown up. There's an organization in town I've ...

Last Friday I said why not just have a referendum on separation and get it over with? I was talking about Saskatchewan, never mind Alberta. I see where the Unified Grassroots Party is holding a series of town halls on Saskatchewan Sovereignty. One of the things to be discussed as per the online poster promoting th...

In our national anthem, O Canada, there's a phrase that appears three times, "We stand on guard for thee". There's also a reference to "the true north strong and free" and even "God keep our land glorious and free". But let's focus on the thrice stated "We stand on guard for thee...

Ok, why not have a referendum on separation? Most people are tired of hearing about Western Separation so let's get the required signatures and have a referendum. As comedian Larry the Cable Guy says, let's "Git-r-done". Of course, Alberta should be doing the same thing. Strength in numbers, right? A f...

You know what? There's so much I don't know on top of what I did know but have forgotten. Take words. There are tens of thousands of words in the English language with some estimates including technical and obsolete words taking the total as high as one million. Looking up an answer to how many words there are in o...

I almost missed this: Last Tuesday was "International No Diet Day". I'm not kidding. It's a day each year to promote body positivity and rejection of diet culture. It celebrates diversity and acceptance of all body shapes and sizes and the goal is to challenge the pressures of diet culture and promote a he...

This weekend we'll have the second Sunday in May and that means it'll be Mother's Day. It's not a public holiday but it is the day we express our gratitude towards mom, those who are fortunate enough to have one, whether by birth, adoption or any mother figure who we appreciate having cared for us and been a positive ...

What's in a name? Obviously plenty. Take a look at the names of even just the Canadian NHL hockey rinks. Winnipeg has the Canada Life Centre, Ottawa has the Canadian Tire Centre, Montreal has the Bell Centre, in Toronto we have the Scotiabank Arena, and in Calgary there is the Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary is buil...

Western separation. According to the non-profit Angus Reid Institute polling, approximately a third of people in Saskatchewan and Alberta had indicated that if the Liberals were to form the government, they would vote to leave our federation to either form their own country or else join the United States. About a thi...

Well, here we are in the aftermath of the election. No more campaign ads on radio and TV. No more blithering nonsense misinformation on social media. Somehow I think we will manage to survive in spite of all the dire predictions from across the spectrum. Now we can settle down and get back to work. I saw a global...

Monday April 28. Let's see now, anything of importance happening today? The kids are back in school after the Easter break but that's not earth-shattering news. It's my birthday so another year in the life of this radio guy has gone by in the blink of an eye but I don't celebrate birthdays anymore. I just wave as ...

There are some famous quotes that have resonated with me through the years. Too many to list in a minute and a half but I'll share a few. Their authors will be listed beside their quotes on cjwwradio.com. Here's a classic: "A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove you don't need it". (B...

I want to say belated Happy Birthday to our daughter Michele. Her birthday coincides with Earth Day, not that I'd ever forget in any case. It's a coincidence that both our children were born on days of annual significance, Michele on Earth Day, April 22nd, and Patrick on St Patrick's Day, March 17th. I know it's har...

I hope you enjoyed the Easter long weekend. Today is still a holiday in some places, giving a four-day weekend to folks in Alberta, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Canada's three Territories. Some federally regulated businesses here are be closed today and of course there is no school today through Friday. Mentioning fed...