Briony Smith’s column Frail, frumpy and feeble, When will Hollywood stop failing women at the movies?, which appeared in the Toronto Star on May 10, 2025, had me jumping for joy. Finally, someone sees the movie business the way I do. Baby boomers, particularly women, are completely ignored as a viable, profitable movie-going audience demographic. The industry caters to teenagers and men. There’s an overabundance of…
My brother, who is a fellow baby boomer, has experienced severe health issues in the last couple of years. He lives alone and I’m several hours away by car, which makes it difficult to be of any real assistance. I am happy to say he is now much improved and is still managing to live in his own little home with a lot of help…
If only the executives at Hudson’s Bay Company (comparable to Macy’s in the United States) had listened to me or read my blogs over the years, perhaps their ship wouldn’t be sinking right now. For years I’ve been trying to get them to listen to their customers (like me!) and make some adjustments to their inventory and customer service. But would they listen? Nooo! Consequently,…
Self-checkout no longer works for me. In fact, does it serve anyone properly? It started with self-service gas stations and bank machines. Before long, we were checking out groceries and by-passing travel agents to book airline reservations. That led to deciding if we wanted to pay to pick our seat on the plane and then paying even more if we dared to take checkable luggage….
Last year I put myself on a television news diet. I refused to watch the news because the horror was killing me. My life was infinitely more peaceful and my stress levels were minimal when I eschewed the news. Unfortunately, I have relapsed and now I’m paying the price. The disastrous unfolding of events in the United States and the handover of the Canadian government…
It’s been nearly fifteen years since we moved into our current house. A few years ago I had some high-traffic hallways repainted but the rest of the house still retains the builder’s original Manchester Tan from Benjamin Moore. I’m basically happy with the colour but after all these years I have a yearning for something a bit lighter and fresher. So, I visited my local…
