Not wanting to miss an opportunity Mattel has now produced "COVID Vaccine Developer" Barbie. British vaccinologist Dame Sarah Gilbert...

Hey, guess what? I am taking my annual sabbatical from the blog this week ( Thought of the Day - July 24 - Taking a Short Sabbatical ),...

Promotions read: Survivor is back - in time for lockdown! Yes, it's true, Survivor's new season is back on the air, just as the...

Just when you thought things could not get weirder, the Teletubbies, four humanoid creatures made popular by the BBCs children's TV show,...

One thing that we continue to forget to do is to learn from the lessons of the past. As we have talked about before, taking a quick look...

One of the fascinating things about watching the world dealing with COVID is the ripple effect of hurried policy implementation. Just...

You can't make this stuff up, but someone is. It has been a week since the disclosure that there is no information on how to report that...

For months now, well since COVID-19 vaccines have been made available to the general public, there is a recurring question on social...

One of the greatest assets of our neighbourhood is how close we are to nature, both Burnaby Lake and Mountain. The proximity of these...

It has been over a year since Dr. Yvette Lu answered our COVID-19 questions, both on her channel and by appearing on Breakfast Television...

While spring might be in the air in some parts of the country, we have to face the fact that we have at least a couple more months of...

Back last summer we talked about monitoring waste for SARS-CoV-2 residue ( Thought of the Day - July 6 - Oh Shi-ooot ). Wastewater...

Almost a year ago I talked about the rebates that car insurance companies across the country were providing their customers due to the...

He's gonna' do it! Max is coming up on his anniversary - he has been sleeping in a tent in his backyard for a year now. And to...

Yes, Cherry Blossom season is here again. Whether this flower of the spring represents the fleeting nature of life, means a time of...

It has been a year now since Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, declared they had COVID-19. For many, especially Americans, this was...

You didn't think I could let this one slip past, did you? Off and on over the last month, the press has been abuzz with the news...

Guess what today is? Employee Appreciation Day and National Day of Unplugging (well at least in the USA - you can tell by the clumsy...

With airlines and cruise lines looking to stay in the public eye, with rusty pilots needing recertification ( Thought of the Day -...

On a regular basis, Robert Burns day ( Thought of the Day - January 25 - An Ode to Burns ) and Chinese New Year festivities overlap. ...