Disclaimer
I feel that it is a sad day when I have to put a disclaimer like this out on the internet (social media or otherwise) but sometimes one has to do things that they don’t like in order to keep the civility. I get that I may or may not offend people from time to […]
Missing You Grandpa
William Ronald Hamilton was born on January 19th, 1915 in Rossburn, Manitoba. To family and friends he was known as “Ron” due to the fact that his first and middle name were mistakenly reversed on his birth certificate. I knew him as Grandpa Hamilton, my father’s father. Grandpa Hamilton and his wife, Mary Black were […]
The Wheels On The Bus Go Round & Round
Please take this essay on public transit with a grain of salt because I’ve only taken the bus in four Canadian cities, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and saving the worst for the last here in Edmonton. And judging by the current mayor’s smartass retort to my pointed observation little, if anything, will change in the foreseeable […]
Letting Go of a Friend and Foe
There are reasons why I can’t buy what some “friends” are selling and why I don’t care if they buy what I’m selling either. I was raised in and around a conservative family. I was raised in a conservative Christian family to be exact. Although they were and are conservative Christians they made sure that […]
Retail Clerk Blues
In most cases working in retail you make minimum wage and deal with maximum customer rudeness. I have worked in retail for minimum wage for close to 20 years and it never ceases to amaze me how poorly treated I am by customers as well as management. This is, in my opinion, only the tip […]
Don’t Criticize What You Can’t Understand
Since I am (for better or worse) a man, this essay of mine will deal with the issues that I have encountered being (for better or worse) a man, but be warned, I will be rambling a bit too. Just like being born a girl, a newborn boy in most cases must fit certain guidelines […]
#1889 – “My Wedding Day Poem”
Before I answer the question of If I Corey Wayne Hamilton Will take Jennifer Ann Fitts As my lawfully wedded wife I would like to ask Jennifer Ann Fitts If I could please join you Welcoming in the New Year in January But being barely able to wait To love February’s Valentine’s Day Then Marching […]
Antisocial Media
I guess that you could say that, like so many people on “social” media I was triggered. I know what you’re thinking; this is old news with myself and anyone else for that matter on “social” media platforms. It seems to me that at least once or twice a month I’ll have to repost my […]
Dead Man Crossing
So I just slowly crossed a marked crosswalk with my right arm outstretched, caution lights blinking, making eye contact with all of the drivers in the broad 1pm daylight and you guessed it, I was nearly hit by a car blowing through the intersection and coming close to killing me again. Believe it or not […]
Neighbourly Neighbours
“There are too many homeless people in this neighbourhood.” Or so said the long time resident across the street from where I live. I responded by saying that there are too many bars, too many Bar Stars, too many frats, too many sororities and too many homeless people with not enough supports for the homeless […]