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February 11, 2026

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Chris Judd

Butter

Why is the butter harder? Last week, the harder butter subject hit the news. TV, radio and all over social media the subject of harder

Salt

Every winter during my time on Earth, even though there are numerous signs of global warming there has been a week of deep freeze sometime

Now what?

When some of my older friends (that are over 70) chat at the coffee shop and think back about the big changes that we have

Brain health

Brain health is commonly called mental health but for generations, the word mental health had a stigma attached to it that many people associated with

You might be from the country if …

Last Thursday, Jan. 29, after supper Jeannie noticed that I had a fever and was not too “bright” (even worse than normal.) When I tried

When the going gets tough

“When the going gets tough … the tough get going.” While WWII was devastating the world, 1939-1945, everything got pretty tough for all the people

Long term planning

The big question is, how long is long? Last week, the city of Ottawa announced its willingness to release several hundred acres of prime farmland

Choices

“I’ve made choices.” This old song by George Jones has taken on a greater meaning this year. Some good like your partner in life. Some

The politics of food

During everyday chit-chat, we seldom associate politics with food. When an election or just hot political topics arise, we are assured that jobs, health care,

2020 a success?

Without a doubt 2020 has been the most trying year in the life of everyone living today. This is also the time of year when

Butter

Why is the butter harder? Last week, the harder butter subject hit the news. TV, radio and all over social media the subject of harder butter was the hot topic for the day. Dairy farmers were accused of causing this

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Salt

Every winter during my time on Earth, even though there are numerous signs of global warming there has been a week of deep freeze sometime between Christmas and March. I will never forget one year about 40 years ago, we

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Now what?

When some of my older friends (that are over 70) chat at the coffee shop and think back about the big changes that we have had the pleasure to witness in our lifetime, there are some very big changes. We

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Brain health

Brain health is commonly called mental health but for generations, the word mental health had a stigma attached to it that many people associated with “he’s a bit crazy.” For years talking about mental health was almost taboo in many

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You might be from the country if …

Last Thursday, Jan. 29, after supper Jeannie noticed that I had a fever and was not too “bright” (even worse than normal.) When I tried to stand up, I realized that my balance had deteriorated quite quickly too. My son

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When the going gets tough

“When the going gets tough … the tough get going.” While WWII was devastating the world, 1939-1945, everything got pretty tough for all the people in our world. While factories that produced for both domestic use and exports were being

Read More »

Long term planning

The big question is, how long is long? Last week, the city of Ottawa announced its willingness to release several hundred acres of prime farmland from the green belt for development and housing. The green belt is a large belt

Read More »

Choices

“I’ve made choices.” This old song by George Jones has taken on a greater meaning this year. Some good like your partner in life. Some not so good, and we have all made a few of those. Our diet, only

Read More »

The politics of food

During everyday chit-chat, we seldom associate politics with food. When an election or just hot political topics arise, we are assured that jobs, health care, education, national defence and the state of the economy will be at the top of

Read More »

2020 a success?

Without a doubt 2020 has been the most trying year in the life of everyone living today. This is also the time of year when people reflect back on the year that is almost gone and take stock of how

Read More »

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