What is a Weekend?
In the immortal words of Violet Crawley, “What is a weekend?”. With Old Harold’s retirement, it seems the two days I looked forward to in the week now have little meaning. There is also no rise and fall from hump…
How to be “un”
These days it is seems more important to not be something than to be something. I call this how to be "un". When did this un-trend get started? It seems to me it has been ongoing for a long time,…
Entertain Me!
Will our appetites for entertainment ever be satiated? On community Facebook pages, old Harold often see parents asking what things are available in town for kids to do. When I was a kid there were no computers, Netflix, Amazon or…
It’s a Click-Bait World
Let's be honest, all of us get most of our information from social media, like Facebook and YouTube, right? The creators of that content know how to suck us in. They know that click-bait is the way to go to…
The Art of Low Finance
Registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs) area way to save money and defer income taxes until you are retired and pulling in less money. Ideally you put money into investments like mutual funds, and let them grow with compound interest into…
Why I am so Smart
Hello all you dumb bastards! You know why I am so smart? I am smart 'cause I got a degree and I can teach people and tell them why I know more than they do. But let me be clear.…
Edmonton Pizza
Old Harold would like to know where the best Pizza Parlour is in Edmonton. If you dare, please leave a comment below. When Old Harold lived in Edmonton decades ago I figure the best take-outs around the university were Campus…
The Diodes, the Diodes!!
I remember when news sources were word of mouth, radio, TV, magazines and daily newspapers and you had to tune in on time or buy a paper to get the latest. These days, if you let it happen, our grey…
Are the Oilers cursed?
I guess it’s suitable that the latest coaching change occurred around ground hog day. There’s certainly a sense of déjà vu about this. Underperformance leads to new players signings, player shuffling, and when that nets no improvement, we get a…