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thethirdperiod.ca is where I write about family, travel, golf, activism, and other stuff that crosses my mind.
I’m a retired business executive with a wonderful family and a full, rewarding life.
Now, in the third period of life, I’m sharing the experiences we’re having—the fun, the discoveries, and the adventures that come with this stage. We’re enjoying our family, grandchildren, friends, and the activities that keep life interesting.
And who knows? We may even go into overtime.
Note: The image shows the original time clock from Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto
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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


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


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...

tgandco2
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


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...

tgandco2
May 20, 20215 min read


My Recent (and only) Experience with Road Rage (it might have been my fault)
I had never experienced what I think of as road rage. I must say that I am completely dismayed, disturbed and in extreme cases shocked...

tgandco2
May 19, 20216 min read


How do we hold governments and government leaders accountable?
One of the things I have found increasingly frustrating is that governments and their leaders seem to be held even less accountable...

tgandco2
Mar 17, 20216 min read


Are your children still sleeping in your basement?
I want to start by saying that none of our five children are sleeping in our basement or anywhere in our home. Teresa and I are now...

tgandco2
Mar 17, 20213 min read


What to read, 2021 edition - updated to December 31 (new books highlighted in red)
I decided that I would start a new post for my 2021 books. This should allow for easier navigation. I am also going to start this year by...

tgandco2
Feb 3, 202122 min read


My 2020 list of ... What frustrates me the most
This is the time of year when so many best-of lists are produced. Best movies, books, television shows. Best classic rock songs (although...

tgandco2
Jan 2, 20219 min read


Our Journey to Kyoto (and a little time in Tokyo and Seoul)
This is my last post (finally!) on our trip to Japan. This final leg of our journey included a week in Kyoto, a night in Tokyo and a...

tgandco2
Dec 21, 202017 min read


Is Romance My New Favourite read? ...
The answer is no, but ... For those of you that follow my blog you know I love reading. I read about 8 to 10 books per month. Well,...

tgandco2
Dec 11, 20208 min read


Our Journey to Osaka (and Kobe and Hiroshima)
This is my third blog post on our trip to Japan in February 2020. In the first post, Our Journey to Japan, I tried to give an overall view of our trip and short stopover in Seoul. In my second post, Our Journey to Sapporo and Otaru, I described in more detail our travel to the island of Hokkaido and the amazing time we had in and around Sapporo and Otaru. In this post, I will go into more detail on our stay in Osaka. We chose Osaka as the second leg of our journey for a coupl

tgandco2
Oct 27, 202017 min read


What Can We Do About Climate Change?
I hope everyone reading this agrees that climate change is a significant, human-caused problem that requires dramatic action, or else the...

tgandco2
Oct 21, 20209 min read


Our Journey to Sapporo and Otaru
As I mentioned in my post, Our Journey to Japan 2020, we ended up planning our trip to Japan in February because Teresa was planning to...

tgandco2
Oct 19, 202024 min read


Why I think golf is the best sport
Well, the golf season is coming to an end in Canada, although Patrick is off work next week and we are hoping for some nice October...

tgandco2
Oct 3, 20205 min read
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