Opinion

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” — Buddha Life is sending me little messages everywhere I look. An inspirational email spoke of the topic of happiness.

Ottawa has the fiscal room to invest in infrastructure projects

It is hard to believe that already we are into December. ‘Tis the season to adorn our homes with beautiful living plants and help brighten our shorter days with colour. What a wonderful way to help winter become more bearable.

I was struggling for a topic to write about until I walked into Shoppers Drug Mart one day and saw a big, stuffed Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for sale. The reindeer looked just like he did on the holiday specials I remembered seeing on TV.

Then stop counting on high resource prices

Conversions to defined contribution plans have resulted in adverse impacts for the many stakeholders of public sector pension plans

As implementing one will do nothing for the environment, what do its proponents really hope to achieve?

I was struggling for a topic to write about until I walked into Shoppers Drug Mart one day and saw a big, stuffed Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for sale. The reindeer looked just like he did on the holiday specials I remembered seeing on TV.

It’s all about the timing: the Christmas (Schlumbergera bridgesii and S. x buckleyi), Thanksgiving (S. truncata) and Easter (Rhipsalis gaertneri) cacti may look similar, but the easiest way to tell them apart is to wait until they flower.

The stress of shopping for that perfect gift can be overwhelming. As I mentioned in last week's article, it's all about identifying something that he or she wants or needs.