Miracle of miracles I got my hair cut, didn’t pay a lot, and can actually live with the results! Well, more than that, I actually like it. Amazing. Dorena was highly competent. She was efficient. She asked my opinion on things as we went along. The whole time was less...

I’ve paid a lot for haircuts that I’ve absolutely hated. So I’ve decided to just hit a fast cut kinda joint for a trim and hope for the best. Given that I’ll probably hate it no matter what - why should I pay more? What a hope...

You ever see those commercials for a listening device that helps people pick up sound from several feet away? Ostensibly it’s for people who are hard of hearing or people who don’t want to disturb their loved one in bed while they watch T.V. late at night. Uh huh. While...

I mentioned earlier that observing the Olympics is like getting a chance to watch reality t.v. uncensored. True, networks know how to edit and they can slant things different ways, but, there are moments when some raw human emotion illuminates the screen. A few days ago Ron Maclean had to...

Recently we rented ‘The Day of the Triffids” - a science fiction oldie that featured the premise of what would happen if suddenly nearly everyone on earth was blinded. Coming in September Alliance films is releasing a movie called ‘Blindness‘ that explores a similar premise but with a modern twist...

Our town is celebrating a big anniversary and has been hosting a number of festival related activities in the downtown area. Because it’s a great tourist town weekends are normally crowded and busy. It really doesn’t grab me to fight the masses for a look at a few arts and...