the woodshed

It was a balmy 12 C with intermittent rain in Hamilton today-- perfect swimming weather--and so your intrepid correspondent sallies forth! ...

It was a low key New Year's around the Woodshed. We have some nice take-out sushi and watched t he Tribute to Paul McCartney at the Whit...

Via the always terrific Mock, Paper, Scissors we read of a health clinic in California that took t he high road to helping the poor this Ch...

I know it is only Wednesday, but this is going to be tough to beat for the stupidest thing I'm going to hear all week. "The armie...

This started out as a comment on the post below and, as happens with some of these sorts of things,  kind of got away from me. When I star...

“Since there will never cease to be some in need on the earth, I therefore command you, "Open your hand to the poor and needy neighbour...

and wakes up with a headache hours later in dumpster without its wallet, watch, cell phone or pants. People wonder why reporters h...

here's one for you to watch and practice the next time yer down at the rink. The great Jack Todd, the Montreal Gazette's best sports...

I...uh...holy sh...I mean...WHAT?!?! If my life were an old cartoon (and it often seems that way) this is the part where I would reach in...

I had kind of an odd experience today at work and I'm not exactly sure how I feel  about it. I work for a newspaper (it's not a very...

( I know I said I wouldn't blog about my new job - and I'm not. This is more a reflection on my long history in the newspaper busine...

I came across this video recently - it was made for a United Church service and inspired by the reminiscences of a man who navigated bombe...

To be honest, I don't want Philip 'Flip' Benham.  He is not wanted. I do NOT want anyone to lay a finger on this guy. What I r...

After all, that is what the wealthy and their minions call it when we complain.  I am absolutely disgusted by this , but I can't say I...

Like many posts, this started as a comment and metastasized. For the post to which I was reacting, go here.    It's a shortish post by J...

Okay, so it's a little late for this year, but this is the best Halloween idea I've heard since, well...ever. Tweet

Anyone surprised by this hasn't been paying attention. But don't lets accuse the Tea Party or the right-wingers or the Republicans...

The Mound of Sound had the best headline on the topic I've seen and my fellow inkstained wretch and once and future podcast guest Boris...

In October 1958, a pre-fame Hunter S. Thompson applied for a job at the Vancouver Sun. The Ottawa Citizen recently published the quintessent...

I am finally gainfully employed once again. And once again, it's with a community newspaper. I looked around for work outside the news...