In my wanderings around town lately I’ve found myself muttering a few choice words to myself and shaking my head in disbelief. I’ve taken the liberty of looking up the definitions of these words in the Marriam Webster Dictionary. Let’s start with Oblivious. In the dictionary Oblivious means: lacking active conscious knowledge or awareness —usually Read More…
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Pissed on by Angels ( This is not a biker story!)
November 6, 2011
Today I find myself able to really relax for the first time in almost a year. I did nothing today; the first Sunday I’ve had off in almost a year. I think I am where I am supposed to be. Sometimes an artist is driven by a force, a compulsion, an irresistible need to create Read More…
Boobs and Other Idiots
October 11, 2011
Friday’s are breakfast with my best friend Bob. Last week was his turn to pick me up for vittles at Whimpy’s. At about the appointed time my phone rings and Bob asks “Jim, are you ready, I’m outside?” I look out the window and there is no car in my drive. “You kidding” I ask? Read More…
Yes Virginia, There Is A Libertarian Candidate in Cambridge
September 29, 2011
Sometimes during my travels as a courier, I tune into the Kitchener Newstalk station. Which was the case one day last week. I quickly realized the regular host had been replaced by a guest host. He was interviewing Rob Leone, the Conservative Candidate in the upcoming provincial election on October 6th. As the Libertarian Candidate, Read More…
Only Gibson is Good Enough
September 3, 2011
It’s not often you see the Chairman and CEO of a major company looking like a deer in the headlights. If seeing that is your thing, the news conference that Gibson Guitar Company CEO Henry Juszkiewicz gave outside Gibson headquarters in Nashville is a must see. Juszkiewicz was responding to a raid by the Fish Read More…
Zoom!
August 28, 2011
Zoom, zoom zoom! These words were in the commercial for a Japanese auto maker; it was a commercial I loved. See the sporty little car racing down the twisty rugged road, hugging the curves and looking ever so sleek. But I think there is a problem with the commercial with the infectious song. Like where Read More…
Furnish the Future on the move in deadly storm
August 25, 2011
It was 5:00pm when we stopped our regular jobs and took a look at the sky which was blue in sight and no sign of a tornado that was being reported all day on August 24, 2011. Sandra Hill even called a Custom Broker in Sarnia to confirm that shipment was set to clear the Read More…
Some Ruminations From Hags
July 29, 2011
It’s time for another column but I forgot my topic. Oh well I’ll keep on typing and see what comes out. Went to Zehrs today… on checking out the ever cheerful Miranda asked if I needed bags…damn, they’re in the car! double damn!!….funny but I can remember Brenda’s wedding anniversary which arrives sometimes every year Read More…
Big Cambridge,Little Hespeler
July 21, 2011
You know, Hespeler is a great little town. I wouldn’t live anywhere else in Cambridge but in Hespeler. I feel somewhat safe here and I don’t mind my 12 year old making his way around town with his buddies. It has a diverse culture, with many types of people. Hespeler is as close to the Read More…
My Name is Brian,And I am a Music Fan
July 19, 2011
My name is Brian, and I am a music fan. I was sitting in the back of Dad’s Grand Torino, my turn on the bump. It was family vacation time and we travelled three days to Myrtle Beach or Virginia Beach or Florida – I don’t recall which it was this given time. Dad ran Read More…
The Battle of Cotton Scented Doom
July 10, 2011
Somewhere in my house there is an angry,sticky, wheezing spider that smells cottony fresh. So I`m sitting on my couch, minding my business, when I happen to glance up at my ceiling and see 3 massive spiders having some kind of spider meeting (Or maybe an orgy, I don`t know, I don`t speak spider). I Read More…
Leone Acclaimed?
July 3, 2011
I thought everyone would like to know that we have a new Provincial Representative. Conservative Candidate Rob Leone has acclaimed himself the winner of this year’s provincial election, but someone should tell him that the election isn’t until October. After traipsing around the province, tilting at Hudakian windmills for the last month the elusive Leone Read More…
Do I Really Have to Cut My Own Grass?
June 25, 2011
Who here wants or needs the city telling us our grass is too long? Did we not purchase our own pieces of property to take care of as we see fit? Okay, so I’m being a little facetious here. I understand that some properties are not being maintained and they in turn diminish the value Read More…
THE 2nd ANNUAL MICHAEL “Everybody Loves” BASKETT BENEFIT DANCE
May 26, 2011
In April of 2010 a large group of Michael’s friends very successfully held the first M.E.L.B. Benefit Dance for two causes that meant much to him. Over $11,000 and approximately 1000 lbs of non-perishable food was distributed to the Cambridge Self Help Food Bank (CSHFB) and The Salvation Army (Maxwell Meighan Centre – Turning Point). Read More…
Wings Anyone?
May 11, 2011
Back in the 90′s, I owned a small farm. Very small. Two acres in size. Driving by, you might have thought it to be a regular 100 acre farm. We had purchased it from the neighbouring farmer who had severed off our property and kept the remaining land. As a new farmer, I really didn’t Read More…
Dave Sopha:A Tour of Honour
May 8, 2011
Many Cambridge Artists devote part of their gift to the memory of those who gave their lives for our freedom, but few do it with the passion and dedication of Dave Sopha. Dave, who has never taken an art lesson in his life, started out airbrushing vans and motorcycle tanks for friends after his back Read More…
Grand River Car Share
May 4, 2011
This was sent to us by Justin Gaudon, an Enviromental Science Student at Waterloo. Justin is from Cambridge, and is taking an interest in Transition Town. Car sharing is part of the solution for a healthier environment for two main reasons. In the long run, it reduces the number of cars in circulation, thus reducing Read More…
The Ride (a short story)
February 20, 2011
This is a short story I’m working on for The Toronto Star Short Story Contest. Please let me know what you think. Constructive criticism is appreciated. The Ride by Scot Ferguson-Barber He sat on the bed and surveyed the parking lot one more time. He had to be sure; there would be no second chance. Read More…
The Day the Music Died
February 3, 2011
On Feb 3rd 1959, 53 years ago today, The Winter Dance Party, a traveling rock and roll show, played at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. The show featured Frankie Sardo, Dion & The Belmonts, The Big Bopper, Bobby Vee & The Shadows, Jimmy Clanton, Ritchie Valens, Fabian and Frankie Avalon. Buddy Holly and Read More…
Setting the Bar on Capitol Punishment
January 29, 2011
I was listening to Charles Adler the other day and he seemed bemused by the recent Abacus poll that said 66% of respondents are in favour of the death penalty, but only 41% are in favour of actually reinstating capital punishment. It was, he said, a typically Canadian response: we favour the penalty, but don’t Read More…
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