MitchzKitchen

Sober Reflection

If you were dying to give me $26 OR if you are one of those people who don't give a fig whether the Blue Jay win or lose, then this weeks' offering is probably not for you. Sorry bout that. * Ghost is an absolute pig of a

Pay The Lady

Shortly after SYMBO made the move from Kap to Guelph, we started watching Storage Wars. Sixteen years, she has put up with me? Like any new relationship, working out "the money" had to be handled delicately, and our code for asking each other for money was "pay

Gobble Gobble

Canadian Comfort Food SWMBO lost the plot last week? Sometimes you gotta wonder what goes in that pretty little head of hers? She is eating her soup and grilled cheese sandwich and says to me (out loud, no less): "Did you know that you always serve me tomato soup

The Moonwalk

Moronic decisions from your public officials come in various flavours Ones that cost you money (separate traffic signals for bicycles), ones that cause you grief, (closing an intersection with no plan for redirecting traffic) and things that can change your very way of living. One thing for sure, if you

A Little Light Reading

Every once and a while, one of my buddies will drop a racist trope into an otherwise congenial conversation. It doesn't mean he (or she) can't be a my buddy? It puts up a roadblock, sure, but I have learned that racism is just a function

Pond Scum

You folks know I love a good dive down the Google rabbit hole. With the advent of their AI tool (Gemini), you do not need to spend multiple cycles trying to frame your questions in a way that Google will understand. As I said a couple of weeks ago, it

Carney Rules

I just don't see how Pee Pee or Justin, or Harper or Chretien could have done a better job, calmly navigating the constant onslaught of moronic rage baiting coming from The White House? World leaders (who already knew who and what Carney was capable of) are just agog

The Short Goodbye

It took me a while, in my work career, to learn this valuable lesson: When I was mad about something, do not make that phone call right away. Do not write that email right away. I am also sure that applies to sending out a blog on any subject to

The Trip From Hell

Guelph to Gravenhurst. Two and a half hours. It's a pain in the butt for us. SWMBO does not travel well (her back). Ratdog #1 whines for an hour, then starts throwing up. Ratdog #2 does something completely different. She throws up immediately, then whines for the rest

Good Clean Geek Fun

I have a few long standing bets with a couple of work buddies. I think I already talked about tech glasses that become ubiquitous and everyone has their own pair that they take everywhere. Glasses that deliver 3D rendering along with Internet connectivity, news feeds, phone access, health monitoring, navigation.

Off The Air

I got into it with a buddy a few weeks ago about my growing worship of our current Prime Minister. He was vilifying this seeming Liberal love for brown people. Why were our leaders fomenting immigration riots in Toronto and Montreal? And how is it possible for a man to

The Great Golf Ball Caper

It's tough to know the exact year, but I've been retired for for four, worked at the bank for thirty-three and the railroad before that. This is a CP Rail story so I make it right around 1986. CP's West Toronto Signal Shop

Come Fly With Me

If you read the lyrics of the Sinatra classic, it is actually pretty racy for 1958. He is trying to entice some young thing to get on a plane with him and he is outlining all the exotic places where he plans to finesse her panties onto the hardwood. Who

Jaws

There's a cartoon joke that a buddy (BL) and I like about a dog with a homeless guy. She's staring up at him going through a garbage can in the pouring rain. The caption reads: You know I could have done this by myself? On a

Mitigation Strategies

One of my least favourite bosses still managed to teach me something. She (hint) called it the 80/20 rule. "What is something easy, cheap, expedient and perhaps not the perfect solution, that we can do right now ... to make this significantly better? I know, we need to have

Pet Cemetary

Pet Cemetery If you go from PetValu on the northeast corner of Gordon and Claire to the PetSmart on the northwest corner, the differences are stark. Tony Stark. PetValue is in a converted Becker's store (ya, no one under 50 knows what that means any more), crammed full,

BETTER LIVING ...

... through chemistry. So my three new doctors seem to have settled on a nine prescription regimen to keep my immune system from attacking and further scarring my lungs. Oh, for the good old days when I took a daily prozac after I found out she was taking my kids to

Lists

Back before refrigerators were made from recycled aluminum pop cans, they were made from m - e - t - a - l. Most common metals possess unpaired electrons and are therefore highly reactive with magnets. People used these fridge magnets to stick shopping lists to their fridges. This was done for all sorts

Side Effects

It has been about a month now since my hospital stay and diagnosis. We have settled into an altered routine, filled with specialist appointments and a long list of medications. They take a significant portion of my day to manage. There are pills I must take while standing, then remain

Another Love Letter

So the summers I was 14 and 15, I worked at the K&W restaurant in Minden for my Aunt Gladys. I talked about that last year but wanted to give you a sense of the actual work. Arrive at 5:30. Chairs back on the floor, make coffee,

The Grapes of Wrath

(sung to the Hercules cartoon them song) Superham, hero of song and story Superham, winner of ancient glory Potato on the right Onions fit in tight Glaze on at the end, leftovers go with hen it's the mighty Superham! Not to put too fine a point on it,

Look At All These Dogs

Wednesday May 20, 2026 14:45 Mitch's new virologist: "Thanks Mr. Fountain for coming in and seeing me today. I have reviewed your tests and scans in detail. The good news is you do not have lung cancer nor do you have any signs of COPD. Mitch

365 x 14 ?

A funny thing happened on the way to last Wednesday. As I started my outdoor spring activities, I had been feeling winded over the slightest exertion for about three weeks. As is usually the case with these things .... they sneak up on you. Sort of a feeling at first, "

Charge Of The Light Brigade

Two weeks ago, I left you sitting on the front porch at eleven celebrating the completion of another days' coffee cycle. So coffee is an hour per day. Last week, I admitted that by that time, I had also completed the first of my two 90 minute naps for

Naps

My dad had a good long run after his retirement (35 years) but we all felt sorry for my mom. He didn't beat her. He slept. A lot. For the record, his daily grind when working in road construction was brutal. You start at 06:30 when the