Profile of Ed Smith

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• Cheesed off
  This column is not about sports.So if you have no interest in sports, you can keep reading. The first two incidents I'm talking about happen to ...
• Thumbs up
  We were having a friendly discussion.We had just enjoyed a fine meal of Cordon Bleu chicken, complete with a dessert of apple pie made with, ...
• Telling it like it is
  I don't know how many Oscars CNN personnel have won over the years.I don't know if they've won any journalism awards, either, but if they have, ...
• The age of wonders
  Read an interesting story yesterday.Seems this Spanish lady of 90 years gave away somewhere between $3-8 billion of her total fortune. And why, ...
• The loves of my life
  Thought that title would make you want to read further!What a wonderful week I've just had! All of us in our chosen careers have rewards about ...
• Down and out
  I am saddled with an inconsolable sadness.That's probably the worst first line I have ever written. It is probably the worst line I have ever ...
• Stream of conversation
  Other Half opened the door yesterday morning to our front deck and then stepped back in quickly."What's wrong?" I asked, seeing the look of ...
• Call me
  I tapped into an obscene phone conversation yesterday. Not intentionally, you understand. I was dialling another number when suddenly two voices ...
• The show must go on
  Do you know "KISS"? No? Do you know the fellow who runs around the entertainment world with his face painted in weird patterns and nightmarish ...
• A royal pain in the budget?
  This is a royal week to be sure. William and Kate seem to have made a conquest of Canada, which is nice. They seem to be an engaging couple. ...
• A beautiful mind
  Sometimes I wish I had Other Half's mind. Sometimes. It happens when a situation arises to which an appropriate response doesn't immediately ...
• Unashamedly Springdale
  Rake up the garbage! Fill in the potholes! Paint the fences! It's Come Home Year! Where? Everywhere! From Cape Onion to Cape Spear there are ...
• The last hurrah
  I don’t know why I’m bothering to write this column at all. On Saturday, May 21, the day it’s due to appear in the Telegram and the Western ...
• The royal passions
  I have a huge problem here. Talk about splitting the voter base. This column splits the election time. The vast majority of you will get it on ...
• All of us with the same brush
  Easter followed by a federal election. That’s appropriate, don’t you think? The season of resurrection and the promise of new life followed by ...
• Sorry, wrong number
  “`Ello, ‘statue?” You may not remember that classic salutation from the days when telephones were used to talk to people. The standard ...
• All in the little…
  I am still enamoured of the lovely old Joseph and Clara Smallwood. I was listening to friend Randy of Open Line last week, and he had a most ...
• My worth in hair
  Think I’ll get a haircut. In fact, I may get them all cut. The way food prices are rising and gas prices are going up, I need the money. If ...
• The human conundrum
  I have one of those common names. I share it with many others. At one point, Motor Vehicle Registration statistics listed 29 of us with driver’s ...
• We travel to the new
  I haven’t seen the Blue Puttees or the Highlanders yet. That’s not quite true. Someone sent me by e-mail some shots of the exteriors and ...
• Getting us down
  Back in 1965, I was finishing up a degree at Mount Allison University in Sackville, NB. That little university, by the way — fewer than 2000 ...
• Sauce for the goose
  You may recall the story of Uncle Uriah Henstridge. Evidently it’s a favorite of many readers, and one of mine as well. Therefore I will give ...
• The boat that wouldn't float
  I'm thinking of running for the leadership of the provincial PC party. This Cabana fellow has me all inspired. Tell me someone who isn't ...
• With a bang or a whimper?
  I don’t know about you. But yesterday I noticed a definite increase in the length of the day. This morning I’m sure dawn cracked a few moments ...
• The days of wine and roses
  This is the time of year when we count our blessings. For me, this means reviewing the blessings associated with being quadriplegic. I ...
• On we roll
  Bells, whistles, noise makers, tambourines, shotguns and Guy Lombardo. Happy New Year - Hope you're about to have or have already had a blast. ...
• Working the magic
  Ah, the sheer magic of Christmas. Not now, back then. Back when we were children and Christmas materialized out of the frosty air almost ...
• Judge Not...
  I don’t like blue jays very much. In fact, I have a profound dislike for them. It amounts to a fundamental hatred of the little beggars. ...
• The Double Whammy
  I refer you to two recent occurrences filled with potential harm to our province. Both have occurred within the past few days. Let me ...
• The dynamic duo
  I don’t know if there are words to describe them or not. If such words do exist in the English language, I’m aware that I don’t have the ...