If you have read my article at http://www.grandparichardskids.com/article/ideas-for-fun-activities-with-grandchildren about having fun with grand children, you know that I love dollar stores. They are the best. Inflation is making it tough on them, and Dollarama (my favourite) has announced that it will no longer be able to have EVERYTHING for a $1 or less. I will [...]
It took me only a minute or so to do this. Unfortunately, it was only of the U.S. elections.
A former spam king in the U.S. has won an appeal of his conviction. The court agreed with Jeremy Jaynes’ claim that the anti-spam law violates free speech protections under the First Amendment. Although I have not read the actual ruling, that makes me shake my head in disbelief. Sure, maybe the sentence (9 years [...]
Regular readers will know that I am all for a healthy and natural environment. I avoid the use of plastic in the kitchen, and hope that society can do better than plastic bags and excessive packaging on consumer goods. But I am missing one. A type of pollution that most never consider. Noise. I love [...]
Doctors in PEI have suggested that young people be banned from purchasing caffeinated energy drinks. There is some evidence that there are actual health risks associated with the drinks, which can be addictive. One school has already banned them. One source said they object to grocery stores placing the drinks in high traffic areas in [...]
The city of Toronto is considering tough action to curb waste generated by overly packaged consumer products. The choices range from an outright ban on materials used in food takeout, to a tax on retail plastic bags, to a city-run deposit-return program, and many other possibilities in-between. Industry is, of course, opposed to new regulations, [...]
A couple had the perfect 2 kid family and figured that was enough. Off daddy went to the doctor, and snip, snip. Problem was that 6 weeks later, the wife conceived child # 3. The doctor’s response was that maybe the Mrs was seeing someone else! The couple successfully sued the doctor for $50,000. Full [...]
