Opinion

The local real estate market is an enigma to me right now. Transaction levels have fallen from record breaking (over 100 per quarter better than 2008) to merely good (around 85 per quarter, slightly better than last year).

This column is dedicated to making your life a beach. No matter how frustrating, sad or terrible you find your life right now, there are several simple things that you can start doing to improve your life. This stuff works, it is time tested.

I read the words environmental protection, efficient, effective, sustainable in your article entitled 'Water agreement made' in your Aug. 20 edition. None of these words accurately describe this agreement.

FOREST FIRES: As fires continue to burn across BC, smoke is drifting East into Alberta, causing that province's Chief Medical Officer to issue a health warning. The smoke is so thick, some Alberta drivers are finding it hard to see on the highway.

So we have a water shortage, hardly unexpected.

Part two: Driving like a (wo)man

Interest rates have been a scorchingly hot topic of conversation for at about the past 19 months. I've written about this subject several times in the past.

This column is dedicated to making your life a beach. No matter how frustrating, sad or terrible you find your life right now, there are several simple things that you can start doing to improve your life. This stuff works, it is time tested.

SWEAR STUDY: According to a study released last week by the Angus Reid polling company: Canadians swear more than Americans. And mostly what Canadians swear about is those BLEEPING #%!*#+!! Americans.

When asking about the place called Rolla (and was quickly corrected that it's pronounced Rah-la, not Roll-ah), I was told it was a "must see." So you can imagine my anticipation when I was invited to go to a party in Rolla.