I am very shortly going to be 86 years old. I am not as sprite as I used to be, and it goes without saying my tennis days are in the past. When I think about dying, what comes to minds is that I will not live to see the changes that are in the Continue Reading
It should be obvious to car drivers that the number of bicycles on the road is increasing. Cities like New York, Washington and Toronto have begun the process of putting in dedicated bike lanes. It is not an easy process as car drivers are not happy and a lane is taken away from car traffic. Continue Reading
Whenever I drive around in Toronto, whether in the city or suburbs, I cannot help but look at the abundance of tall buildings, either condos or rental units. At a guess at least 90% have balconies of between 50 and 60 square feet. I swear , I have hardly ever seen people enjoying the nice summer weather Continue Reading
The modern world requires young supple minds and sometimes even that does not help. I have been aware of the problem for me for a few years,but an experience in trying to buy a book from Amazon both by telephone and computer placed the issue,front and centre, for my 85 year old brain. Here is what Continue Reading
It is in the nature of human activities to eventually change with new improved technology, and the presentation of the winter and summer Olympics every four years must change NOW . The technology I refer to is the magnificent ability to present the sporting events on T.V. Up to the present, cities throughout the world, with the help Continue Reading
Speed limits on Ontario Freeways were lowered from 70 miles per hour (113 km/h) to 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) during the 1970s energy crisis and remained at the nearest equivalent (100km/h) upon conversion to metric measurements in 1977. Have you ever driven on Highway 400, stayed on the speed limit of 100 km/h Continue Reading