My name is Linda and I turned 61 years old in July. I do not own a fancy cell phone, nor do I have caller ID. I realize I am a rare breed but that's my story and I'm sticking to it.



My very first phone was a pink rubber one at the age of 3. I called many imaginary friends and had long conversations with them. I never got any calls, I could bring it over to my sandbox and not worry about having to replace it from damage.

The pink…

Yesterday, I received a flier in the mail from none other than KFC. They had a spectacular photogenic family on the front dressed in white Gap T shirts and smiling from ear to ear as if they were worshiping the fried chicken gods.

"Back to School Family Special" for only $19.99 CDN stated the flier.

For $19.99 plus *HST tax, you too can have ten pieces of chicken, medium fries, and gravy with two containers of salad. Have…