Tuffy P signed us up for the 40 km MSBike Niagara ride on August 20. This is fine, except that neither of us had been on a bike all season. I dusted off the old bikes the other day. Looks like we have slow leaks… Read More
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Cycling to end MS
Tuffy P has signed us up to do the MS Bike ride in the Niagara area supporting the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada on August 20. This is a 40 km ride. We’ve kicked in $500 on my page to get the ball rolling. If… Read More
Stop and smell the flowers
Riding the range all these years has taken a lot out of old Cowboy Tom. These days he likes to take a few minutes to stop and smell the flowers. But wait – Tom’s trusty steed Jigsaw can sense a grizzly bear off in the… Read More
Business development?
Just now….land line rings Hi this is Alice from Fitser (?…lots of noise from other telemarketers in the background) Who? My name is Alice from Fitser. And why are you calling me this morning, Alice, and what is a Fitser exactly? We do online promotion… Read More
Why are we attracted to daredevils?
Today Erindira Wallenda dangled over Niagara Falls from a helecopter holding on by her teeth. I’m not even making this up. Why are we so fascinated with stupid stuff people do? When I was a little kid I remember watching Evel Knievel on television, jumping… Read More
Bizarre telemarketer action
I pick up the phone and can here the tell-tale noises coming from some huge overseas telemarketer outfit. I know in my heart it’s a guy selling duct cleaning. It’s almost always someone selling duct cleaning. I say hello several times while buddy on the… Read More
Choir Choir Choir
When our friend Toni visits, Tuffy P comes up with “envelopes”, each representing a top secret activity. Yesterday evening, we drove down to the Queen and Ossington area where we met up with their friends from way back in high school, Ann and Mary Lou.… Read More
Off to the Museum
Tuffy P, our friend Toni (who is visiting from Glasgow), and I sallied forth to the ROM today to see the Blue Whale exhibit. Some readers may remember seeing news stories about a huge blue whale carcass dead and rotting at Trout River Newfoundland back… Read More
Theatre and BBQ
Our friend Toni is in town (yay!), and Tuffy P was prepared with tickets to the latest production at the Coal Mine Theatre, called Orphans. It was a very intense play, but very well done and the theatre is charming with its seats set up… Read More
Sailor’s Warning
For a few minutes while we were out walking with The Partners, the sky was an intense red. By the time we got home and I ran out back with the camera, light was taking over and the red was fading. Still intense though.
