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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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Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. I have never considered myself especially anticipatory. It would, for example, attach unwarranted credit to my forward-thinking skills...

I believe…

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. When I was studying law at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia between 1970 - 1973 I attended...

Chronicle

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Over coffee this morning, alone at the dining room table, I sat inert staring out the picture windows onto...

Prescription for happiness

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Many times over the past several years during our winter sojourn on Hilton Head Island I have marvelled at what...

The measure of a meal

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Apparently. there are some for whom a meal is at best an imperative, not exactly a take-it or...

Settling back in, nouns of address, Cuban rum and cigars

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Within hours of our return home yesterday we had unpacked, put away the suitcases, beach bags and computers,...

Now what?  Popularity puppet in the Nut House!

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Politics and popularity have forever been conjoined.  It's the name of the game. It was, however, disturbingly unfamiliar...

A1A Florida

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. We propose a short road trip to Florida.  The fastest route from Hilton Head Island, SC is along Interstate...

Longboat Key Road

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Everyone knows Florida is a magnet for northern short-term vacationers ("tourists") and long-term sojourners ("snowbirds").  Apart from the...

Religion

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Dear Board, I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member. Sincerely yours, Groucho Marx. Among the...

Getting back to work

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Like an old dog, I am comfortable with old habits, among them, getting back to business. Thirteen years...

The only thing missing is the slaves!

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. There is it seems a wealth of Americans who have an undeniable - and mildly perverse - thirst for...

Be careful. Life is short.

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. All my life I have heard (as no doubt you have too) the admonition to enjoy life while you can. Carpe...

An Expat’s Christmas

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. When my elderly mother asked when I intended to leave for Florida for the winter (we actually go...
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