The Plague-Ground – It’s time for an intervention
I’ve been on both sides of an intervention. Once, back in 1990 when my two great (and sadly late) friends, Arthur Gelgoot and Charles Fremes,
June 2, 2020
August 9, 2021
Tags: plague
The Plague-Ground – Why can’t I read anymore?
I haven’t read a book in well over a year. Sure, I dip into books, extracting what I need for work. Often and ironically, this
June 1, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – It is solved by walking
My wife Jean and I once trekked 1,000 miles on the Appalachian Trail. It took us three months with our 45 lb. packs strapped to
May 27, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Librarians are first-responders
No other public library system in the world is bigger and busier than Toronto’s. Not New York. Not London. Us. Nearly 70 per cent of
May 26, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Are you rich?
I’ve always wanted to write a fund-raising appeal that starts with that question. You have money. We need money. Give it to us. Please. What
May 24, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Dying online
Last month, The New York Times reported on the rise of abortions by telemedicine. A doctor assesses the woman online. Then, if she is ‘approved’,
May 21, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Travel to a new world. No cost. No waiting. Satisfaction guaranteed.
I’ve always wondered what it would be like to spend a day exploring a part of the world that billions of us visit every day,
May 20, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length
When I was half my age, I used to believe that idea from Robert Frost. Now, I’m more into the “in length” part of life’s
May 15, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – A bureaucratic miracle
When was the last time you saw those three words in a sentence? Applied to Ottawa? In a pandemic? Exactly. Our expectation of speedy service
May 14, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – When is a nurse worth more than a baseball player?
Yesterday, I tripped over one of those New Yorker articles that snatches you and carries you into the black holes of a subject you knew
May 11, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – I See What You Say
I’ve noticed something odd in my Zoom calls, and maybe you have too. It’s that they sound better when the video is Off than when
May 8, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Planes, Trains and Automobiles
I wouldn’t want to be an airline these days. Even more, I wouldn’t want to be an airline passenger. Those long waits to go through
May 6, 2020
August 9, 2021
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