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Who is wishing for wide open spaces? Dixie Chicks song, “Wide Open Spaces”, was the country song of the year in 1999. It is a catchy and easy tune to sing along to, even if you are not a country music lover like me. The lyrics speak of possibilities that are not yet discovered: She…

These are interesting times, or should I be saying scary times? The world has never seemed smaller and more connected than it has in the last few months. It doesn’t matter what part of the world you are living in, if Coronavirus, Covid-19, or C-19 are mentioned everyone, young and old, immediately understands what you…

Are you good or a bad bank customer? If you are a good bank customer, you will have a poor financial future. If you are a bad bank customer, you will have a good financial future and the bank will be begging you to be their prized customer. Confused? Let me explain the riddle…  Interest…

Punxsutawney Phil, the famous groundhog from Pennsylvania, has once again emerged from his burrow to predict the weather. This weather-predicting rodent foresees if there will be another 6 weeks of winter or if spring is in the near future. Every year on February 2nd, the nation watches with much anticipation as Phil surfaces from his…

The Christmas and New Year’s season is a special time. A time of celebration, family gatherings, too much food, lazy days, and time spent thinking about the past year and looking forward to the next. As I sit here writing this, we are looking forward to the roaring twenties: 2020! Find out if you are…

The popular game show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” features a quiz competition in which contestants attempt to win a top prize of $1,000,000 by answering a series of multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The show has been on the air for 20 years with more than 365 episodes, yet only 12 people have answered the…

I have been legally licensed to sit in the driver’s seat of a vehicle for 40 years. The reason why I say legally is because growing up on a farm in southern Alberta, my dad often had me behind the wheel of a tractor, pickup, or even a large grain truck around the countryside well…

On October 21, 1957, Elvis Presley released the billboard hit, “Jailhouse Rock.” Here are the world-famous lyrics from Elvis’ song: Let’s rock everybody, let’s rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was dancin’ to the Jailhouse Rock Fast forward to 62 years later, October 21, 2019 will be the voting day for the Canadian Federal…