Track Royalty
This coming Saturday, May 2nd, is the Run for the Roses, the first leg of the Triple Crown. The 141st running of the Kentucky Derby. The young royals of mainly North…
Corrie Street Apr. 26/15
Anna Mantis Is there a human disorder that mimics the mating behaviour of the praying mantis? If so, maybe Anna Windass has it. Every time a child comes into her…
Apples to Apples
TV writer David Shore was on CBC Radio's q (formerly Q) today. He was introduced as creator of House and Battle Creek, writer on Due South and originally from London Ont.…
Corrie Street Apr. 19/15
Baby Love Faye, on Tuesday, tells her mother: "I just wanted him to like me." Heartbreaking. No matter how far back in memory it now is, I bet every woman…
Raining Puppies
Four years ago, I wrote about emails I received about a litter of puppies, and a swamped rescue group. I doubt the situation has changed much. I just checked Kijiji…
Corrie Street Apr. 12/15
Cordon Blech Sally Webster on Friday. Dramatic moments happened, and events crucial to story arcs. Above it all, Sally shone. At the Bistro, thinking about steak tartare. To Tim's opinion…
Barn Cats
Frank Moore, a farmer north of Belmont who my parents knew, always had lots of barn cats. He said one year, years before, there had been an explosion of cats…
Lotto Red Chamber
Is the Senate a place for 'sober second thought' or what, in 1985, then-reporter Mike Duffy called “a task-less thanks” for political party helpers? Senator Mike Duffy is on trial for…
Corrie Street Apr. 5/15
Teen Moms Wednesday, Anna tried to have a heart-to-heart with Faye. How are you really, what's bothering you, what's going on? Faye said nothing other than everything's fine. How could…
Australia honours Smoky
On July 20, 2012 in Brisbane Australia, Smoky the war dog was awarded posthumously the Australian Defence Force Tracker and War Dog Association medal for military service. At the Royal Brisbane…