Author Archives: szpinner

Andrew Tumilty is a Public Affairs. Issues Management. Crisis Communications. Political Pundit who has worked on political campaigns for three orders of government. He has written that he feels the Ontario Liberals have a decent chance to win the next … Continue reading →

All candidates were invited to submit a campaign message. Respondents to date [ Click the candidate in the list below for details ] : BRENNER, REGIONAL Councillor candidate, Ward 1  (video) FRAMPTON, Janice, MAYOR HAROLD, Tony, Councillor candidate, Ward 1 NAZAR, … Continue reading →

No, I don’t use that vehicle to carry my LCBO shopping goods but the cost is comparable. Anyway, ya have to read my recent LCBO shopping adventure….I learned that my “aural comprehension” needs serious attention. The provincial Government of Ontario … Continue reading →

Be sure to read the end of this post. Recently, I read an article that was a plea for more respect and recognition of old people. I’m one of those “old people” and I see examples of ageism far too often. … Continue reading →

Read Moira Welsh’s full story about the wife of a long-term-care home resident being banned from visiting the resident a: Torstar story Moira Welsh is an investigative reporter with the Toronto Star. The winner of two Canadian Association of Journalists … Continue reading →

My favourite first… May you be at the gates of heaven an hour before the devil knows you’re dead! Here’s health to your enemies’ enemies! Here’s to a long life and a merry one. A quick death and an easy … Continue reading →

A list of important phone numbers that may save you some time. [Email me any number you think should be added to the list.] ACDSee                   1 888 767 9888 ADOBE                    … Continue reading →

My first job was as a legislative assistant and speechwriter for a Congressman in Washington, D.C. As the Vietnam War raged on and the Nixon administration made some very bad choices, I chose to leave that behind to embark on … Continue reading →

The time when we should stop driving comes for each of us. It will be a sad time, relinquishing one’s driving permit. A depressing time where we lose independence and self-reliance. However, for safety’s sake, to save a life, that … Continue reading →

Award-winning Canadian author, Eva Henn recalls the traumatic events and horror she experienced as her family escaped the Hungarian revolution of 1956. Henn has written a moving recollection of the horrific experiences her family suffered as they fled out of … Continue reading →

Leslyn Lewis MP, Canadian lawyer, politician and leadership candidate for the federal Conservative Party. Leslyn Lewis who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Haldimand—Norfolk since 2021. A member of the Conservative Party, Lewis contested the party leadership in the 2020 leadership election, placing third. She … Continue reading →

Do robotphones drive you crazy? You wait and wait and wait. Then get told to press a number to get to a particular connection, to no avail. Well, it ends now…no more. Here is your path to connecting with a live person… … Continue reading →

Mária Telkes (1900-1995) Inventor of Hungarian origin. She worked in the field of solar energy research, and her many inventions earned her the nickname “sun queen”. She was born in Budapest into a well-off family. She graduated from Pázmány Péter … Continue reading →

March is Women’s Month. You are invited to help us honour and celebrate all women this month. Write about a woman you admire Write a short snippet, 50-150 words, about a woman you admire and believe is deserving of recognition … Continue reading →

Mary Simon Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon was sworn in on July 26, 2021, as Canada’s first Indigenous governor general. She is the 30th governor general since Confederation. For her more detailed biography, click: BIOGRAPHY

STATE OF TERROR, Hillary Clinton & Louise Penny Synopsis State of Terror follows a novice Secretary of State who has joined the administration of her rival, a president inaugurated after four years of American leadership that shrank from the world stage. … Continue reading →

Ever find you are wishing for a way to insert text that you have typed over and over again, without typing it in AGAIN? TEXT BLAZE is your answer! This app does the ‘repetitive text’ entry for you, saving you … Continue reading →

Arbaji Ramee Shashi Bhatia Rawl Chan Diana Chin Fook Linda Cook Bert Cortez David Currie Pina D’Intino Christine Doody-Hamilton Jake Farr David Fellin Michelle Leong Shahrez Hayder Zeynab Kazi Bruce Kinsman Frank McGillan Michelle Mendonca Wendy Mohammed Mary-Elena Nagy Shamin … Continue reading →

I met two nuns in Florence many years ago. They accepted my invitation to have a coffee. These nuns must have been much more liberal minded than nuns I had known when I was in a Catholic elementary school. These … Continue reading →

A school principal’s speech graduation message. Teachers are special. Their strength is the product they mould, people, all the professionals of the world. Those who choose the profession are special people. Considerate, patient, tolerant, encouraging, motivated and they affect the … Continue reading →

So I was responding to an email today….and I realized I was in the early stages of going crazy. I may be suffering from a variety of maladies: Memory lacks adhesiveness Things just don’t stick for long as I do … Continue reading →

The Markham Concert Band, an outstanding group of amateur musicians, should be relabelled as professionals. Their recent Christmas concert performance confirms these musicians are as dedicated as any group of professionals. The Markham Concert Band has been affected by the COVID pandemic … Continue reading →