MARILYN CORNWELL

  There are many most popular things at Christmas - top of the list is gifts.  There's urgency in the ads - who knows which ones will ...

  December is the glitter month.   That's where it got to.  Every tree in the Fantasy of Trees has some form of glitter on it.  And maki...

  What are those big item purchases that retirees try out?  Supposedly retirement often brings on a purchase of something one has always lon...

  Leave the Leaves?  Yes or No.  There are a few headlines on leave the leaves yes or no.  It seems a bit late to me as most people have sen...

  Here's another "who would have guessed this headline?" Yesterday's escaped murderer holding out in Longwood Gardens is s...

  Opinion.  There's a lot of it about. In fact, it seems to be edging out the factual event news.  Take the Coronation on the weekend.  ...

  It turns out that every expression is used up - take the expression "a regular guy."  It is a novel by Mona Simpson.  It is abou...

  Four minutes after leaving ground, the uncrewed SpaceX rocket exploded.  The explosion may have been due to the flight termination system ...

   was thinking about the Oscars, and really would have liked to see old clips of Bob Hope and Johnny Carson.  Bob Hope is considered the Ki...

  Birds hit the corner office windows.  Sometimes a light tap and sometimes a thump.  Mostly little sparrows surprised they can't keep f...

  There's a difference between RVing and Van living.  The Globe and Mail had an article yesterday on Van living, and the approach to par...

  Mithra(s) was a Roman god, and the subject of the December 25th festival.  History says that Mithra was the first immaculate conception an...

  When the Mayflower arrived, the Pilgrims were noted for their bad smell.  They washed their hands and faces on a daily basis, but that was...