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THE THIRD PERIOD
why retirement is fun! - family - travel - activism - wellness - golf
After working in the corporate world for 35 years I am so lucky to now enjoy my time with my best friend, our five children, and our amazing extended family and friends. I want to try and share the experiences that we now have through family, activism, travel, golf and so much more! We intend to totally enjoy the third period of our life, who knows we might even go into overtime!
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10 Great Things to Do in Scotland and why we loved our month-long vacation!
I should start by saying that Teresa and I were not planning to visit Scotland this summer. With summers in southern Ontario relatively...
tgandco2
Nov 19, 202235 min read
The Boy in the Picture
I don’t listen to podcasts as a rule, but the only one I do listen to is The Secret Life of Canada. Teresa and I started listening to...
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Jun 10, 20224 min read
Online gaming - Who is going to take responsibility for this?
I should say up front that I have never been a gambler. When I was working, I travelled to Las Vegas twice a year for conferences. My...
tgandco2
Jun 9, 20225 min read
What's New for April - everything is updated!
I am writing this on a very significant day for Canadian Indigenous people. Today the Pope apologized for the Catholic church's role in...
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Apr 1, 20222 min read
Music City - Our Visit to Nashville
As part of our visit to Wheeling, West Virginia Teresa and I decided to take a side trip to Nashville. Surprisingly, despite all the...
tgandco2
Mar 30, 202210 min read
Books to Read - the 2022 list
I love to read. I think I have always loved reading. I have memories of ordering paperback books from a catalogue company available from...
tgandco2
Mar 30, 20229 min read
COVID is over? ( it seems so in West Virginia)
As Ontario and most provinces in Canada begin to remove or eliminate health restrictions I am sure many of us are wondering, is COVID...
tgandco2
Mar 3, 20225 min read
Truth and Reconciliation?
I don't think there was a news story in 2021 that grabbed the attention, and more importantly, the heartstrings of Canadians more than...
tgandco2
Feb 23, 20226 min read
Oh! ... Ottawa ... Oh! ... Canada
I am sure many of you watched with a mixture of interest, concern, disgust and embarrassment at the last three weeks in Ottawa and to a...
tgandco2
Feb 22, 202211 min read
Happy New Year - 2022!
The beginning of a new year. I have always enjoyed the beginning of something new. A new job position when I was working, a new golf...
tgandco2
Jan 9, 202210 min read
Our last week of vacation - Hawaii and home
Wow, what a great vacation this has been. Two weeks in Southern California and we are now into our second week in Hawaii. We have had...
tgandco2
Nov 27, 202113 min read
Aloha - Pandemic travel continued. Our first week in Hawaii
When I last left you, it was our second last day in Southern California. We had gone to get our required COVID test for entering Hawaii....
tgandco2
Nov 18, 202114 min read
California Dreamin’ - pandemic travel and some of our favourite things to do in California
Southern California is by far our most frequent vacation spot. The combination of beautiful weather, great sights and lots to do....
tgandco2
Oct 24, 202112 min read
What's New for October - Everything is updated for October 1
Well, we are definitely into fall. We celebrated a fantastic Thanksgiving at the cottage with family and had great weather. It was...
tgandco2
Oct 12, 20212 min read
Pandemic Travel
We are going on a vacation! It seems so long ago that Teresa and I travelled to Japan. Some of you may have read my blog posts about our...
tgandco2
Oct 11, 20217 min read
Our Son Sean’s Published Article - The Front Lines of Everyday Life
Our son Sean is a Ph.D. student at York University. As part of completing his Masters, he is working to get articles published. Here is...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
The Evolution of the Tattoo
I recently turned 64 and got my first tattoo. I am feeling very cool. I feel like I can now refer to other people as "dude" (I am not...
tgandco2
Sep 13, 20216 min read
What's New for September ... everything is updated!
After taking a couple of months off from writing posts and updating the site, everything is up to date for September 1. Well, it...
tgandco2
Sep 6, 20214 min read
My Canada Day Project
I thought I would wait to post this as there seemed to be a flurry of articles, comments, posts and rants about Canada Day at the...
tgandco2
Aug 29, 20215 min read
Why Recognizing the Armenian Genocide Maybe an Indicator that Joe Biden Will be a Great President
April 24, 2021, was the 106th anniversary of the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire. On this same day, President Joe Biden...
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May 20, 20215 min read
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