
Parker’s Pen – November 2023
Some new developments take a long time to percolate, but the 10 years Dick Haskayne had to wait to see the opening of the regional park that he had donated
Some new developments take a long time to percolate, but the 10 years Dick Haskayne had to wait to see the opening of the regional park that he had donated
There are a number of words that one rarely hears or reads anymore. Ones that I would like to resurrect – like henceforth, niggardly, daft and kerfuffle. Codswallop is a
I’ve started to watch baseball. Never played it and can’t quite fathom all the rules yet but am enjoying the ups and downs of the Blue Jays. Wonder why so
It’s really too bad that there is not more competition in the domestic airline industry as the two big carriers continue to put people off travelling by air. Yet, despite
The voice of the people was heard and listened to, thank goodness, as the decision to ban fireworks was reversed by the City. Never heard of Common Sense Calgary but
Growing up with the delivered Daily Herald while feasting on the likes of George Orwell’s Road to Wigan Pier, I was well acquainted with the plight of coal miners and
How many times do members of the esteemed UCP party have to read headlines about being their own worst enemy before they start paying attention? The election is nigh and
I was thinking of the line ‘When will they ever learn?’ in the Peter, Paul and Mary song ‘Where have all the flowers gone?’ when I heard of the latest
Forgetting can be very frustrating, especially when it centres around the simplest and more frequent things. I often get a smile watching people park their car, walk into the grocery
The weather, politicians and shopping continue to hog the news. The weather we have no control over, and it’s beginning to seem that Ottawa doesn’t listen to us, nevermind those