Resurrecting The 'C' Word
Is it just me, Pumpkins, or are you seeing a crack in the well sealed commission coffin? Forgotten and buried for over a decade, it looks like the idea of paying travel agents is not completely dead. Although it…
Is it just me, Pumpkins, or are you seeing a crack in the well sealed commission coffin? Forgotten and buried for over a decade, it looks like the idea of paying travel agents is not completely dead. Although it…
If you so much as think the ‘B’ word at an airport, you’re handcuffed, gagged, and strip searched. And I’m not talking about the good kind. So how is it, dear Pumpkins, that these jihadi meteorologist terrorists are allowed to…
My dear Pumpkins, in difficult times such as these, I feel we need to turn to one another for comfort. Do you feel the tug? Ever since Russ spilled out onto my front page, I find myself checking the…
Well, Pumpkins, we got ourselves a Muslim mayor in Calgary, a prevert in Belleville and a new air carrier in Halifax. Seems to me the West wins hands down in the common sense department. If that conservative gas well can…
Dear Douglas, I have been a cautious admirer of your work since my neighbour Celia’s martini mixer last June. She went on about you being such a fab “artiiste”, as she puts it, and the only authentic Canadian “thinker”. This…
Jumpin’ horse heads, Pumpkins! Those UAE Sheiks sure aren’t afraid to get out there and play in air traffic. In a Godfather scene stealing move, they are publicly blackmailing the Canadian government for additional landing rights. It’s an interesting tactic.…
I’m mad as hell and so is ACTA. They’re all fired up about some cruise lines’ policies, but they don’t like to name names. I’m mad as hell about that. They remind me of the government. They don’t tell…
What year is this Pumpkins? In the barmy Balkans, apparently it’s 1954, and Hugh Hefner is still chasing chicks with good staple potential. Lithuanians are planning a resort in the Maldives staffed entirely with bouncy blondes and Latvia is asking…
The longest courtship in retail history has been consummated. Yes, Pumpkins, 8 years of rumours have ended with Sears finally getting Cooked. At least that’s the rumour. Gawd, it must’ve felt good to let that one fly. If I’m teased…
Well, my little Pumpkinatrices, time to whip out some leather. Canada has decided it’s perfectly legal. (I actually never knew it wasn’t. Not that it would have stopped me. Most of my husbands deserved a stiletto spanking now and again.)…