May 3, 1979 Sense and Nonsense Art Linkletter once wrote a book entitled “‘Kids Say The Darndest Things”. I am sure most parents and other observers of small children will agree with the title – kids do say the darndest things! The other day our four-year-old daughter asked me to help catch flies for her…

May 31st/79 Sense and Nonsense The 1979 federal election is finally over. The battles have all been fought, the dust has settled and soon a new Prime Minister will be crowned in Ottawa. Walt Kelly, who drew the comic strip “POGO” in the nineteen fifties and sixties, was quite a satirist. The creatures he created…

OCTOBER 25, 1979. Sense and Nonsense The panty-hose has to be one of the greatest inventions in recent history. It replaced the stocking, (both of them) and all the contrivances formerly used to hold them in place. Many of us remember the garter belt (shudder!) Their lumpy fasteners ruined our comfort and our silhouettes. They…

March 1, 79  Sense and Nonsense Physiatrists are acquainted with, and have labeled, many kinds of neuroses. I wonder if I have recently become afflicted with one that has not yet been added to their lists? I call it phonophobia – the morbid fear of music! For 15 years I have endured my childrens’ mania…

Mar. 9,1978  Sense and Nonsense I love to collect accidental humour, whether it be from radio. T.V. or everyday life. However it sometimes happens that the humour is only in the eye or the ear of the beholder. The other day I found myself chuckling merrily over a statement made by a newscaster on the…

Feb.2, 1978  Sense and Nonsense Mutual of Andromeda presents “Weird Kingdom” with Merlin Ferkins! (An Inter-Galactic Television Production) “To-day we are about to explore a little known region in the galaxy. The planet Earth is covered mostly by water, but few people realize that many strange animals abound amid the vegetation of the seemingly small…

February 16, 1978  Sense and Nonsense Hospitals intimidate me. I have a superstitious fear of doctors, (especially surgeons) nurses carrying enemas or needles, and cold bedpans. A few years ago I was scheduled to undergo minor surgery. My old irrational fears (and a few new ones) came back to haunt me. I had never had…

Sept 8, 1977 Sense & Nonsense This afternoon when my daughter phoned, I exulted at the sound of her voice. “Aha! You did catch my E.S.P. message this morning! Why didn’t you phone earlier?” “Mother, are you feeling alright? Why was I supposed to phone earlier?” asked my obviously un-tuned in offspring. ” “I was…

Sept 28, 1978 Sense and Nonsense “Why don’t we pick cones for the Forestry?” I suggested to a friend. “We could earn money in the great outdoors and have fun doing it!” The summer had been a cold wet one, and the day we went cone-picking was typical. In the wee hours of a gray…

July 14, 1977  Sense and Nonsense As much as I hate to admit it I am guilty of discrimination against a minority group. I have always prided myself on being a fair and tolerant person. However lately I have found myself uttering such disgusting phrases as “Black is ugly!” and “Why don’t they do away…