Allan’s Amblings

I was looking through a collection of the FoxTrot comic strip on the weekend, and found one that struck me as being more truthful than […]

So it’s just after noon on Sunday, and I am listening to my first time as host on Those Old Records, an old-new show on […]

By the middle of the afternoon on Saturday, there was one clear thought in my mind. “The next person I hear singing Let It Snow, […]

I do not play any video games or computer games, but I have found it sort of neat to watch other people do so. I […]

So last week I was debating with myself about whether I should take a certain action. I frequently debate myself, and usually lose, but that’s […]

It’s not often you find an NFL game with a Prince George connection. Yes, there are players in the NHL either from the area or […]

I want to start this week with kind of a follow-up to my column last week, specifically talking about college football rivalry games in the […]

If you are a football fan of virtually any description, this is the week you probably had circled on your calendar as soon as you […]

Sometimes it’s the little things that give me hope in the younger generation. I was at Pine Centre a few days ago, and a young […]

I am not a night owl. If the Spruce Kings game we broadcast on Friday evenings on CFIS goes overtime and doesn’t finish until about […]

Man, it’s tough to think of a topic for today’s column. It’s the end of October, we’re in between seasons, too early to talk about […]

Let’s just say last week was pretty busy for me, and the weekend was spent sort of resting up, so what I have this week […]

The good news, for anyone who has tried to unravel the NHL’s tiebreaker system or (even worse) the one used in the World Cup of […]

It is a great time to be a sports fan, both at the local level and at the professional level. Locally, high school volleyball teams […]

Big news on the international front for Canada this week. The trade agreement between the three North American countries has gone from being an acronym […]

How do you know when the universe is working in your favour for a change? When you go to a Seattle Mariners baseball game at […]

I saw something Saturday that I hadn’t seen in a couple of years, and had hoped I would never see again. Then I saw it […]

“Labor day, shmabor day. What a dumb day. To hire some jerk, then send him away… To celebrate work by playing all day.” That’s from […]

The expression, “If you don’t like the weather in Prince George, wait five minutes,” is a common one, especially in spring and autumn. On Friday […]

There are mysteries in life both big (what happened to the Roanoke settlement?) and small (what happened to my sock in last week’s laundry?). Some […]