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For sale: Brompton e-bike in mint condition

I have a Brompton e-bike in mint...

For sale: Bedroom set

BEDROOM SET $250.  Double bed, dresser, mirror and...

Carleton Place Porchfest–putting young musicians and entrepreneurs centre stage

Carleton Place Porchfest returns August 22 –...

By The Way with Bill Chapman

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Bill Chapman weekly column By the Way to end

After 7 years of loyally contributing to the Millstone, Bill Chapman has decided to end his weekly columns. Bill was one of our first contributors, sending us weekly Friday...

Trust Your Instincts

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. There are many things in life which confound me.  Being caught off balance should not however be the springboard from which to leap...

Maritime Sally

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. It requires little in the way of ambition to lapse into utter lassitude in Key West. Certainly first acquainting oneself broadly with the...
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Ridden hard and put away wet

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. The logbook of existence for many people is scarcely enviable. Rather it is a  balance sheet with uncommon...

Am I my brother’s keeper?

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Most likely you've heard the Biblical story about Cain and Abel (the sons of Adam and Eve). After...

The case for renovation

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B.  For people accustomed to buying things new, the term "renovation" scarcely makes an appearance if at all in...

Getting old gracefully

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Charles de Gaulle said it best, "Old age is a shipwreck!" Nonetheless we ploddingly do what we can to...

Saturday chores

 L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. What lends itself more conveniently to the rigour of Saturday chores than the dawn of a gray and rainy...

Monday Morning

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. I don’t know about you, but for my entire life, Monday mornings have spooked me. Having been obliged...

Tattoos

  Although hardly a fresh phenomenon, tattoos are at the moment ubiquitous. Recently while lunching at a reputable restaurant we were served by a young...

Ashtrays and non-ashtrays

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Like children many of us even as adults are in the habit of recalling what are often the...

Breaking down walls

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Given the choice, I would prefer to break into a crowd of octogenarians rather than intrude upon an...

The daunting task of doing nothing

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. At the risk of espousing pop psychology, even if you aren’t inclined to market yourself as a Type-A...

Deception as a tool for self-improvement

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. No doubt you have overheard it promoted to someone who has recently suffered a loss or set-back that...

You’re known by the heap that you keep

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. It is hardly enlightened to observe that - especially in Western society - most people have a deep...

What to do when things go wrong?

 by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. With some embarrassment I confess that one of my preferred films is "Clear and Present Danger", a Hollywood...

A hit, a very palpable hit! Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 2

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. For some people winning is everything. Nothing short of it will satisfy. The mere idea of concession is...
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