All posts by George Walters

George Walters is a Canadian columnist and author with more than forty years of writing experience. For over twenty years he has written a weekly column for Postmedia Network — Canada's largest newspaper chain — never missing a single week, publishing fifty-two stories a year. Combined with his work in Reader's Digest Community Voices, World News, Country Living, The Country Register, and farm and rural lifestyle magazines across Canada, he has published well over two thousand stories drawn from everyday life. He writes about farm work, fishing, old trucks, and the kind of people you only find in small towns — but just as likely he'll hand a voice to a weathered telephone pole, or turn his eye on something happening in the world today and tell you exactly what he thinks about it. No subject is off limits. If there's a story in it, George will find it. He has been called a philosopher of everyday life, a description that came up more than once during his television appearances over the years — and it's not hard to see why. His writing has a way of making the ordinary feel worth sitting with. He is the author of eleven books, including yearly short story collections and the Clay Moretti Files mystery series. Clay is a fifty-year-old private investigator who drives a 1967 Ford Galaxie, smokes cigars, and operates by a code the modern world gave up on a long time ago. The cases are present day. The man handling them is not. All titles are available in paperback and eBook on Amazon. Together, George and his wife Ruth have also created Elmer Finds His Way, the first in what he hopes will be a long series of children's books. Ruth did all the illustrations, as she has for every one of George's books — and beyond that she designed and painted the covers as well. Her work is woven into every page of everything he has published. A few words from readers: "I pulled up a kitchen chair and read your story three times." "You have a way of making a person homesick for a place they haven't been to." "Thank you for writing things that make old people and kids feel the same way at the same time." All my titles are available in paperback and eBook on Amazon.ca here.

Words Of Wisdom

The old Indian chief sat in his home on the reservation, smoking his ceremonial pipe, eying the two U.S. government officials sent to interview him. “Chief Two Eagles,” one official began, “you have observed the white man for many years. You have seen all his progress and all his problems.” The chief nodded. The official continued, “What do you think of all the white man has done?” The chief stared at the officials for more than a minute, and then calmly replied.

“When white man found the land, Indians were running it. No taxes. No debt. Plenty buffalo, plenty beaver. Women did most of the work. Medicine man free. Indian men hunted and fished all the time.” The chief paused, then added, “Only white man dumb enough to think he could improve system like that.”

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Morning Report Feb. 9/2016

Good Morning.  Light snow  is falling here this morning.  Temperatures waking up were sitting at -7.3 C | 18.86 F.

Forecast For Tuesday: Stormy with some snow.  Could get an inch or so with some high winds later on.  Then some really cold weather will entertain us for a few days.  So might have to put an extra blanket on the bed tomorrow night and into the weekend.

Highway Report:  Highway 522 is snow covered for most parts so care should be taken.

Fishing Information:  Today is another not so good day for fishing.  I give it a 3 fish rating out of 5 for catching a few. Best times to be out there will be from 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM.  Then a bit later on from 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM.  Good luck and dress warm.

Pain Related To Weather:  Today it won’t be good.  Weather could take its toll on even those that are in perfect health.  So easy does it today.

Snow Accumulations: Had another couple inches of the white stuff since yesterday morning.  A bit more on the way.

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Morning Report Feb. 8/2016

Good Morning:  Snowy morning here waking up in Port Loring Ontario.  Temperatures at 7:00 AM was reading -0.7 C | 30.74 F.

Forecast For Monday:  Stormy.  Could see a few inches of snow before things settle down.  Will also warm up a bit more to around 2 C / 35 F.  Which could turn the snow to rain.  Kind of a waiting game today to see what develops.

Highway Report:  Highway 522 is snow covered at this time and traveling will be poor.  Good day to stay home.

Fishing Information:  Today once again fishing won’t be so good.  But in saying that the old weather stick is predicting that the best times to be out there will be from 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM.  Then later on from 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM.  I give it a 1 fish rating out of 5 for catching a few.  Dress warm if out and stay dry.

Snow Accumulations.  Overnight we had about two inches of new snow. More on the way.

Pain Related To Weather:  Today the weather will play havoc with folks and could cause one to move slow which is what should be done when things gets to hurting a bit.  But moving is the remedy, just a little at a time.  Worst thing one can do for body aches is to just sit or lay and let it take hold.

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