Two rights make a WOW!

            The Miramichi Regional Hospital Foundation held its annual gala Saturday night. The Rodd Miramichi Inn manager, Jim Gertridge, gave its annual donation of $5,000 which is very, very generous. The Highland Society donated $10,000 which is also amazing.            The gala also honoured the memory of Jack Estey who was a constant supporter, personally and [...]

Pathetic Chatelaine statistics

            “Chatelaine” magazine’s February issue contains the results of their first sex survey ever. Almost 4,000 women responded. 53% of them said they want more sex. 5% have at least tried group sex. 20% of them have enjoyed a purely sexual relationship. 69% would rather spend the day at a nude beach than have a [...]

Surprise for Frank McKenna

            On Saturday, January 19, Frank McKenna celebrated his 60th birthday.
            His wife and children and Frank’s long-time, top general, Ruth McRea, organized a surprise party for him on Bay Street in Toronto. The party took place in what used to be the Toronto Stock Exchange before it went electronic. It is now known as [...]

Oyster Po’ Boy Sandwiches

Shuck oysters (at least a half dozen per sandwich)
Save or reduce oyster liquor for flavour. I render it down with butter to a brown sauce consistency and pour it on sandwich contents.
Fill a pot with a couple of inches of vegetable oil
Dredge oysters in corn meal, seasoned to taste with garlic powder or garlic salt.
Put [...]

A nest of nightmares

            The highway accident that claimed the lives of seven high school basketball players and a teacher returning to Bathurst Friday night is a nest of nightmares. The driver, his daughter and two players survived when the team van went out of control on the icy highway and slammed into an oncoming truck.
            Every loving [...]

More corporate nonsense

            Is it the grumpy season? More little irritations seem to keep cropping up the past few weeks. Here are three of the most recent.
            A call to a member of the staff at the bank triggered a central intercept apparently designed to prevent local, personal service wherever possible. It is especially irritating when the [...]

Stupid lies irritate customers

            Do you have any kind of phobia about being played for a fool?
            Do you like plastic if it is obviously plastic and doing a plastic job?
            Do you hate it if it is pretending to be wood and displaying a wood grain pattern?
            I seem to have that idiosyncrasy to a foolish degree. [...]

First class and dizzy football

            In the final game of the New England Patriot’s perfect regular season, the New York Giants did not have a dog in the hunt. New York’s playoff position was already settled.
            From a strategic point of view, they had nothing to gain or lose from taking it easy and resting some of their valuable [...]

Finally, our money’s worth!

            Well, we finally got our money’s worth with the latest snowstorm in Miramichi. On Wednesday morning, we woke up to a dandy blizzard.
            Enabled by a tiny electric snow blower and an SUV, Michelle and I were able to get out to pick some work from her office and a few treats for a [...]