Mexico, is impressive with the mask wearing. Most of the people here in PV are wearing their masks. We wear ours for two reasons; one is for health reasons and the other is out of respect for the locals. They wear theirs so we wear ours.
April 3, 2026
Author: ben
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Medical Tourism at its best
I fell prey to it – medical tourism that is! Just before I left Canada I had a PSA test for my prostate. It was higher than I thought it should be. Not having enough time to schedule a second opinion in the form of another PSA test I waited until I arrived in PV....
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Mexico is boring, but right for us!
Get up, walk 5,000 steps, breakfast, coffee with the same people, go to the pool. eat dinner, watch tv go to sleep! Rinse and repeat the next day and every other day after that!
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Doug Ford will win again
Yep you heard it here, DoFo will win. Not because he has the best policies or people like him, but because there is no opposition
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The mania of “Mancaves”
In 2008 the ‘mancave’ craze was just getting to be a big thing as the price of electronics was getting cheaper and technology was merging to make installation much easier.
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The Jackson Houses of Cobourg
There are 52 of them – Jackson Houses; a basic Canadian style of design that was built by Reuben Jackson in the first part of the 20th Century.
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Drag Week
A pal of mine retired and then found it to be boring so he took up ‘drag week’ – much more fun than sitting in a rocking chair.
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Coffeeshops in Cobourg in 2008
This article was about the history of coffeeshops and the coffeeshops in Cobourg in 2008
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The Barracks – Cobourg’s mystery building
This story was one of my first for a local publication. Written in 2008.