My journey to Berlin in November of ‘89 continued the day after the Wall came down, when I decided to test the new open border structure by crossing into the East through Checkpoint Charlie. Checkpoint Charlie is the infamous point of division between the Soviet and American sectors of Berlin and was (before the Wall went [...]
By Leah Walker — It seems safe to say this summer it’s not just the pipsqueaks in the back seat asking again and again, “Are we there yet?”. Investors, too, have been full of nervous energy, squirming in their seats waiting for the economy to work its way out of recession. Instead of the traditional lazy, [...]
The holiday shopping season is now in full swing, and it would appear that thieves are going to try and take advantage of it. Just this past week, I heard two stories about cars being broken into and expensive merchandise stolen. One story involves a friend of my daughter. They had purchased a laptop as a [...]
I can’t wait to listen to the new Norah Jones album, “The Fall,” set to be released on November 17. I’ve heard the Chasing Pirates track so far, and I loved it! With her previous CDs, Jones seems to dabble in different music genres, such as jazz, folk-rock, old country and contemporary. Although piano is her [...]
If you were in Toronto this summer, you noticed it wasn’t too sunny. And if you ventured outside, you probably have noticed how un-hot it was. Cool. Bordering on cold. One can never really rely on Toronto’s weather to be consistent. Never fear though, I was on the water in a kayak all summer. And on Monday October 25, I’ll [...]
I used to think treadmills were for wimps. Ok, I still do, but I guess I am one now. When I ran marathons back in the ’90s, I ran no matter what the weather. I had always been told if you don’t train in bad weather, it could come back to haunt you on race day. So [...]
Hurricanes According to an article I saw on Cruise Critic, September 10 is the height of the Hurricane Season. The season runs until December first. So one might ask, is September then a good time to sail in the Caribbean? Cruise companies spend half-a-billion dollars or more on their massive cruise ships. The last thing they want [...]
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