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.

New Years Resolutions

You know. There is a lot of folks out there this time of year making them New Years Resolutions.  I gave them some though myself, but came across this fellow in the paper this morning that pretty well said my exact feelings on the subject. So…..since I agree I will just let things alone for another year.   Take a look. Click Picture Below To Enlarge.

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The Truth Is Out There

When it comes to Government and taxes I have to say, I feel the same way as this fellow that wrote this quote below.  No truer words were ever spoken.  But you know, over three quarters of the population here in Canada today, believe taxes are good for us.   Amazing in itself. 

I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.
-Winston Churchill

 

 

 

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Proper English, Don’t You Believe It

You know for years being a writer I have been told that proper English is what matters when writing a story.  Thing is folks, that just isn’t so and to prove my point take a look at this and see if you can read it.  If you can read this below it goes to show you that the mind doesn’t really care whether you use proper English or not.

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno’t mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed i t whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

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Test To See How Active Your Brain Is

If you were able to pass these 3 tests, you can cancel your annual visit to your neurologist. Your brain is great and you’re far from having a close relationship with Alzheimer.

1- Find the C below. Do not use any cursor help.

  • OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  • OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  • OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  • OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  • OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  • OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  • OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  • OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  • OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  • OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
  • OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

2- If you already found the C, now find the 6 below.

  • 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
  • 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
  • 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
  • 6999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
  • 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
  • 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

3- Now find the N below. It’s a little more difficult.

  • MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNMMMM
  • MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
  • MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
  • MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
  • MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

 

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LIberals Turn To Obama For Help.

Hmm,,,,take a look at this article.

Federal Liberals turn to U.S. Democrats for advice.

Seems to me from the beginning of time the Liberals have been against the US and their Strategies. Mostly the Republican’s I suspect as Democrats  & Liberals have the same mentality.  My thoughts on the subject is that, as of now Obama sure isn’t on top of the list of favorite people in the USA or Canada for that matter.  With all the shenanigans he has put forth in the last few years I would suspect his reign of rule will be short lived. At any rate, one gets what they deserve in life so…….. carry on Liberals.   My opinion only as usual.

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