"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them." - Mark Twain

All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel that...

A thriller is always about people in danger. The key is to make the reader share the hero’s anxiety. In all popular fiction, the author’s ...

When I watch American news at night, I notice that the first 15 min. is the news and the last part is what I call fluff. Stories about cat...

        I used to have an under the counter fridge. It became so packed, I couldn't find anything. So I bought a large fridge for dow...

This is the last picture of my van as the new owner drives it away. I hated to sell it. but, things move on. Now I have my 2014 wheelchair...

    Well, it's official, home mail delivery ceases next year. Then it will be trudging off to some super mail box somewhere. It won...

    We were supposed to go to the Rehab Center on Wed. and get my daughter fitted with an insert for the new wheelchair, but that didn...

    Well, I didn't see that coming. My neighbor sold his truck, just as I got used to borrowing it. He took it in for a brake job and ...

    Two weeks ago, I decided to replace some broken fence posts. This a ritual I do every year. It's usually two or three posts. This ...

    I cut the lawn yesterday, the second time this year. That's pretty sad with June a couple of days away. But it rained almost eve...

    Our church has two levels of seating, upper and lower. The back level has a railing in front, about five feet high. This guy I've ...

    The other day my neighbor went on vacation for two weeks and he gave me the keys to his truck. Great, I thought, I have some yard work...

    I went to see a friend of mine last week. He lives around the corner. The first thing he said was that his garden hose blew up. I coul...

    Yesterday we went to a 'Caregivers Luncheon' on the other side of Halifax. It was very 'poo poo,' china cups and all. ...

    The area behind my shed is where I do my composting. It's kind of a dangerous spot in the winter, tree roots, holes, uneven, ice, ...

        Well, I went for a hearing test yesterday. I have to tell you how that all started. I have a 41 yr. old daughter with C.P., who i...

        Yesterday, my wife got me involved in a bit of skullduggery. It involves bushes on my neighbors property. First, I have to tell y...

Yesterday, I read this article about potholes in Halifax. It said that 6000 potholes had already been repaired, with 1700 remaining. My fi...

I bought a Power washer the other day. Tried it out yesterday. It was just a cheap model from Wal-Mart. $47.00. I only need it for small j...