To tip or not to tip

When and how much to tip for service? I have traditionally been pretty sympathetic to those who work in the industry, but lately with escalating prices on everything, reduced service, and, at least in Edmonton, being required to bring my own takeout bag, well I’m thinking that I am only going to tip for real…

I stole it

Up front let me confess that I copied this from a post that Rob Kerr made on social media. I stole it. Well, I took it. I will ask him… if I can post this in the end I suppose it won’t be stealing. But at the time it felt like it. Why you ask…

Recommended for reading

I’ve been promising a report on a couple of books, but not this one. Our neighbour Merlin, who lives just a few doors away, discovered last year that I like to read. Merlin was a teacher for many years and clearly still likes to read and to encourage others to read. He’s got roots in…