Profile of Ed Smith

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• Down and out
  I am saddled with an inconsolable sadness. That’s probably the worst first line I have ever written. It is probably the worst line I have ever ...
• Call me!
  I tapped into an obscene phone conversation yesterday.Not intentionally, you understand. I was dialing another number when suddenly two voices ...
• The show must go on
  Do you know”KISS? No? Do you know the fellow who runs around the entertainment world with his face painted in weird patterns and nightmarish ...
• A royal pain in the budget?
  This is a royal week, to be sure. William and Kate seem to have made a conquest of Canada, which is nice.They seem to be an engaging couple. ...
• A beautiful mind
  Sometimes I wish I had Other Half’s mind. Sometimes. It happens when a situation arises to which an appropriate response doesn’t immediately come ...
• Into the fog
  Ra wouldn’t stand a chance in Newfoundland.If someone ever tried to start a congregation, more people would be claiming to see Jesus coming in ...
• Unashamedly Springdale!
  Rake up the garbage. Fill in the potholes. Paint the fences. It’s Come Home Year. Where? Everywhere!From Cape Onion to Cape Spear, there are ...
• A tree of life
  Something a little different this week. You may already be familiar with the story of the Prometheus tree. It comes under the heading of “Oops, ...
• The last suppertime
  So, it didn’t happen. The world did not end last Saturday as Harold Camping confidently predicted it would.Just the same, aside from those who ...
• The last hurrah
  I don’t know why I’m bothering to write this column at all.On Saturday, May 21, the day it’s due to appear in The Telegram and the Western Star, ...
• The found is lost
  NDPJack addresses his newly elected troops on the morning after the night before …Good morning everyone! For those of you who do not know who I ...
• The sport of kings
  How the heck are you supposed to get anything done?I don’t think I’m a sports nut. However, I do root for the Maple Leafs, so I guess that makes ...
• The Royal Passions
  I have a huge problem here. Talk about splitting the voter base. This column splits the election time.The vast majority of you will get it on the ...
• Gasoline and flame
  Yes, I know. For most of you, this is Sandwich Saturday, the day that’s sandwiched between Good Friday and Easter Sunday — between bloody death ...
• All of us with the same brush
  Easter followed by a federal election.That’s appropriate, don’t you think? The season of resurrection and the promise of new life followed by the ...
• The good goatherd
  Other Half has always had problems with Mary.Not Mary of the wild moor or the Mary who had a little lamb. The Mary of whom I speak, and with whom ...
• Sorry, wrong number
  “’Ello, ’statue?”You may not remember that classic salutation from the days when telephones were used to talk to people.The standard response ...
• T’was on the good ship
  I am still enamoured of the lovely old Joseph and Clara Smallwood.I was listening to friend Randy of Open Line last week, and he had a most ...
• My worth in hair
  Think I’ll get a haircut. In fact, I may get them all cut. The way food prices are rising and gas prices are going up, I need the money.If Justin ...
• Beyond belief
  There are three things I don’t understand.Here’s the first one. Why, when I was lucky enough to be born Canadian, did my prime minister have to ...
• The human conundrum
  I have one of those common names. I share it with many others. At one point, Motor Vehicle Registration statistics listed 29 of us with driver’s ...
• We travel to the new
  I haven’t seen the Blue Puttees or the Highlanders, yet.That’s not quite true. Someone sent me by email some shots of the exteriors and interiors ...
• All wimps, raise your hands
  It seems we are surrounded by wimps!Everyone’s talking about the “wimp generation,” especially since the last snowstorm. Boards have been called ...
• Getting us down
  Back in 1965, I was finishing up a degree at Mount Allison University in Sackville, N.B.That little university, by the way — fewer than 2,000 ...
• Sauce for the goose
  You may recall the story of Uncle Uriah Henstridge. Evidently it’s a favourite of many readers, and one of mine, as well. Therefore, I will give ...
• The boat that wouldn’t float
  I’m thinking of running for the leadership of the provincial PC party. This Cabana fellow has me all inspired. Tell me someone who isn’t inspired ...
• With a bang or a wimper?
  I don’t know about you, but yesterday I noticed a definite increase in the length of the day.This morning I’m sure dawn cracked a few moments ...
• The days of wine and roses
  This is the time of year when we count our blessings. For me, this means reviewing the blessings associated with being quadriplegic. I have taken ...
• And on we roll
  Bells! Whistles! Noise Makers! Tambourines! Shotguns! Guy Lombardo!Happy New Year! Hope you’re about to have or have already had a blast.Now ...
• The Christmas spirit
  Merry Christmas! Happy Hanuk­kah for our Jewish friends! Happy (soon to be for Muslims) Ramadan! Happy Deepavali (just past), also known as the ...