Good deal ! Surfshark was my next " go to" . How has the service been?

Just so long as they don't tell me ...we have "aye" problem with "aye " vehicle...thanks to "aye"
 traffic reporter who called that in. 

Cook is in Europe for son's wedding....Catherine returning from a bout of Covid.
End of speculation. 

And also.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-gX33CMSW4

Friend of mine worked  here in Canada for a large U.S. based pharmaceutical company. A member of the American sales force was here in Canada...asked my buddy what he was doing for the weekend. My friend said "It's Thanksgiving weekend". The American had a puzzled look on his face  so my friend had to explain we celebrate Thanksgiving earlier here in Canada.His response......"so it's not the REAL Thanksgiving ! We laugh about this every year...how our's isn't the REAL one . Only Americans can celebrate that !!

No different than people who drive along, streaming music, who don't catch a traffic report ...and drive straight into an accident scene and a major backup. Have to admit it has happened to me on occasion. Always grab a quick hit from 680 News BEFORE I get on the highway. 

Congrats to Lester Holt and NBC for grabbing the top spot...this Newscast is now the one I watch  at 6:30 after many years of watching ABC. I like David Muir as an Anchor but everything about the ABC cast has become a little too dramatic for me while Lester seems to have more of a calming presence. What really put me off was the ABC intro...it seemed to go on ..and on...and on...with David telling me what was coming up. Then to him at the desk...where he proceeded to tell me again..what was coming up .Get to the damn top story!! Finally, with CBS looking for a new Anchor at 6:30..they might want to consider Tom Llamas (who was at ABC) now filling in for Lester at NBC  or Whit Johnson who fills in for David at ABC. Both do an excellent job. 

https://www.legnb.ca/en/members/current/31/steeves-ernie

Ernie was a jock on Cham Hamilton in the 80's. 

Those of you saying  the "Muskokas" would be risking the wrath of the late Dick Smyth. Dick used to say there is only one " Muskoka"...singular !!!

Heard a commercial recently where the announcer talks about pushing the scent "budden"!

I always laugh when baseball analysts talk about the batter "hitting it where it's pitched"!  Where else would they hit it. ?  Also.."he took something off that pitch "! Always wondered..."what was on it "?

https://www.ontariosunshinelist.com/people/steve-paikin/ontario-educational-communications-authority-tv-ontario

Sorry...no!

Warren was a great broadcaster  and an even better friend.  I was ,unfortunately away on vacation when he passed away but left this tribute to him . He had asked me to speak at his funeral but once told me  I only had 5 minutes. I remember we both laughed when I said " Warren...it will take me that long to think up something nice to say about you !" 

Posted Jan 23, 2024 at 12:22pm Smith Funeral Home Stoney Creek Ontario "Hope I die before I get old " - The Who (from My Generation)

When I think of this lyric...I think of my friend , Warren. He may have been in his 91st year , elderly in some people's books but not to him..or me. While he was old school in some ways he was always young in spirit , keeping abreast of current events and staying in touch with friends and family right up until the end. We were friends for more than 40 years....had lunch together the week before his passing and during that last meeting , did as we usually did...talked about sports..politics..the state of the world ..laughed ..and oh yes, discussed whether his cell phone was working
properly. !! I would usually say, " Warren..you have almost a hundred messages here" ..so if you didn't hear from him in the months previous, you know why.
Warren and I were broadcast competitors initially in Hamilton...became work colleagues at Mohawk college and friends for life. We spoke on the phone almost every day...twice a day after Paula's passing and I will miss those daily calls going forward. We took some memorable trips with Warren and Paula over the years. Warren and I walked the beaches in Normandy France...rode the subway in St. Petersburg Russia...visited the shipyards in Gdansk Poland..and drank waayyy too much red wine at a lengthy dinner in Rome.
Warren was a good guy..and a good friend who always stayed in touch. We even spoke when we were away on vacation after I managed to teach him how to use Messenger on his phone. One of the trips he always wanted to take

Just saw a couple of Fox News anchors chatting on set and one mentions the Nutcracker "Suit".   Not sure if that is something I want to "wear"!  Merry Christmas .

If the actor looks familiar he should. We see him every year in White Christmas.

White Christmas (1954)Dean Jagger: Major General Thomas F. Waverly