Today would have been the 68th birthday of Richard Wright, one  of the founding members of Pink Floyd.  Since I first heard that incredible bass line in the song Money when I was about 13 or so, I have just loved these guys. As the writer of my favourite Pink Floyd song, The Great Gig in the Sky, and the band's keyboardist, I guess it's no surprise that I admired ... Read More

I had an experience with Apple today that was a bit of an eye-opener for me.  Not that I'm an Apple newbie or anything.  I've used Mac's for most of my adult life, and generally been a huge Apple fan since I used an Apple IIE in 1982.  However for my mobile device, I have been a big proponent of the Blackberry until quite recently.  Now I can't actually ever ... Read More

Put aside the weekend of August 13 and 14!  Our incredible village of Erin will once again host a Ribfest, sponsored by the local Optimist club in Macmillan Park.  Thanks to Brett Girvin and Jerry Staples, we have a fabulous line up of music including: Soggy Crackers (website) James King and the Jackhammer Blues Band (website) The Free Agents Band (Jerry Staples) (website) Mo Kauffey (Website) The Norma and Jerry Duet Nick Johnson (Nick's Youtube channel) The ... Read More

The inevitability of the US defaulting on its debt has been pretty clear to many for the last few years.  The implications of this are not pretty.  This isn't Greece.  It would likely shut down world trade or at least North American trade, which is what feeds my family, and likely yours. Have you thought about what happens if world trade shuts down.  How do we eat?  How willing will Alberta ... Read More

What does it say about my American friends? In 19 states, people can marry their first cousins. Yet that whole gay marriage thing . . .  Ohhhhhhh no!!!! With NY voting last week to allow gay marriage, the number of states where same-sex partners can get married has increased to six, but remains just 1/3 as large as those states that allow the quasi-incestuous.  So it's ok to marry kin, so far ... Read More

I will be playing keyboards with the Fire and Water band on the Busholme Inn patio this Saturday, July 9.  Hope to see you all there!!!! Show starts at 3 PM. ... Read More

This is an excerpt from a column by written by Regina  Brett, an Ohio-based journalist, author, broadcaster and blogger.  She wrote it on the eve of her 45th birthday, while thinking about how her bout with breast cancer had ended better than that of several relatives. The 45 lessons life taught me: 1.  Life isn't  fair, but it's still  good. 2.  When in doubt,  just take the next small  step. 3.  Life is too  ... Read More