Bucket List | Classics | Travel
By BOB FOULKES Cambodia is one of those countries known to the western world as an unfortunate circumstance, the Killing Fields of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Over a short time, one quarter of the country’s population was brutally murdered, mostly the urban, educated and the successful were butchered by a Chinese sponsored/funded/armed madman.... read more
New York Yankee great Yogi Berra once said, “If you come to a fork in the road, take it. ” And a lot of other stuff like that. He wasn’t alone in his world. Chicago Cubs outfielder Andre Dawson (left) on being a role model: ”I wan’ all dem kids to do what I do, to look up... read more
Ever long for the old days when life was simpler? From the era of Mad Men, here are a few reasons why you might not want to go back even if you could. Extra points if you can name the gay puppets in the first picture. read more
Classics | Guides & Books | Health & Fitness | Working
By BOB FOULKES I see my future whenever I drop into my local coffee shop: A man my age is there almost every time drinking coffee and doing the crossword in the local paper. We nod to each other. I’ve built a story about him, all conjecture, no verifiable evidence. The myth is this: ... read more
Classics | Tackle & Gear | Working
By BOB FOULKES I picked up my favorite pink shirt in Palm Springs at a Saks Fifth off Fifth store. It was such a deal, I got two. It is a classic, well-tailored man’s dress shirt, bright pink. No mistaking the colour. I added them to the Hathaway dress shirt and a button-down collar model... read more
By BOB McCASKILL Summer is supposed to be the season of entertaining al fresco, after a day in the sun, and it is good to be prepared, in case that should ever happen. So here is a summer cocktail that is quick and easy and guaranteed to refresh and rejuvenate your guests. Many women are... read more
Classics | Tackle & Gear | Technology
By BOB McCASKILL Hands up if you know someone who has recently acquired a made-to-measure road bike. There is a lot of that going around. This is not about that. This is about old-school, carbon-footprint-insensitive, internal-combustion satisfaction. Quality of life requires attention to be paid to the state of important matters such as relationships,... read more
Classics | Family | Money | Sports & Leisure | Tackle & Gear | Vignettes
By DAVID BOND My wife and I have come to that point where 335 square metres (3,600 square feet for the older folks) is proving too much to handle. But downsizing means getting rid of stuff, and that is where my habit of collecting things comes into conflict with practicality. During my working career I... read more
From his humble beginnings in Hamilton, Ontario’s, CHCH TV in 1991, until 2006 on CBC in Canada and PBS in the United States, he waxed eloquent, in his inimitable way, on men, women and their relationships, do-it-yourself projects, duct tape, getting older and fishing (mostly for fish, sometimes for wisdom, which makes him even dearer... read more
A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. “Paraprosdokian” comes from Greek and translates roughly as “despite expectation.” Whatever, these are fun. Use them to dazzle... read more