I can't leave the blog without making another mention of Max. Remember Max Woosey who, about the same time as the blog started, began...

Globally, the number of official cases is approaching half a billion, with over 6 million deaths. Over the last week, hospitalizations in...

So here we are, the blog is coming up on two years with over 600 posts. I have decided to wind it down on its anniversary, March 16th...

I seem to recall hearing a phrase many years ago something along the lines of: Farmers go hungry in the spring, or Farmers mostly...

Here we are, Tuesday the first day of March. March is the month when spring commences. What better time for the great COVID...

As mentioned in earlier blogs it has been two years since we were in the Cancun tourist resorts of Mexico ( Thought of the Day - February...

With the wind-down of COVID mass vaccination, it is good to see that we are now focussing on additional treatments for the vulnerable. ...

Over in the UK, the remaining COVID-19 restrictions will be scrapped in England over the next week (note Monday's announcement applies...

COVID Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths in Canada Here in Canada official cases and hospitalizations continue to decline. As predicted...

In the last while the blog has been focussing more on COVID than on the Neighbourhood, so a change today! Trust you are all doing well....

Both new cases and deaths around the world from COVID increased another 10% last week. Guess which country is reporting the highest...

As you know, I was surprised, like many, when Japan decided to proceed with the Olympic Games this summer. I was thinking, like...

There is good news here in BC. As well as the progress in cleaning up after the heavy rains, for example, the Barrowtown area water...

Now that it is assured that COVID is not a transient disease, there are a number of interesting areas of research that will hopefully...

This year, as last, Canadians were discouraged from aggregating to commemorate Remembrance Day due to COVID risk. Most events were...

Decades after it was stolen, rock star Randy Bachman has finally found the rare guitar he used to compose hits like "American Woman" and...

Happy Thanksgiving fellow Canadians (notice I did not say "all y'all", you guys need to wait another six weeks, by then the snow will be...

I have written about Max several times on this blog ( Thought of the Day - March 26 2021 - Max's Anniversary ). Max, now 11, started...

The WHO had a recent article concerning the Uttar Pradesh State in India. The state was congratulated for initiating a house-to-house...

Like many of you it has been quite a while since I last flew. This week I took the opportunity of the lull before the next storm to...