Allan’s Amblings

At 6:30 Monday morning, I decided to go out for a walk. I’d been up for a couple of hours (I’ve always been an early […]

Welcome to November in Prince George, otherwise known as “All the seasons in three days, Part 2).” Last weekend was incredibly depressing for me every […]

It now appears to be official. This year, summer was in April in Prince George. I seem to recall we had about a week of […]

My legs weren’t talking to me for most of Monday. Well, they were talking, but it was more moaning in pain. You see, I found […]

So it now appears to be official. Summer occurred in Prince George for about a week back in April, then we went back to a […]

In my career in newspapers, I worked for six different papers. OK, some of my bosses may have problems with me using the word “worked,” […]

Tuesday morning, I decided to head downtown for a cup of tea and a muffin, as I frequently do on Tuesdays. Driving east on Fifth […]

I was witness to something last week which may have never happened before in Major League Baseball. Four of us – Al, Kent, Mike and […]

It was a typically Canadian victory speech. On Saturday afternoon in New York, Bianca Andreescu apologized after winning the biggest tennis match of her life. […]

The bad news was I had to call my boss for help Saturday at one of my remotes. The good news was I didn’t actually […]

I was in Pine Centre for a while Saturday afternoon, and all I can say is I’m glad most of the people in Prince George […]

It was the 107th edition of the BC Northern Exhibition on the weekend at the Exhibition Grounds. But at the same time, as a former […]

I wasn’t in the city this past weekend, but I had a good excuse. I was in St. Albert, just outside of Edmonton, for my […]

As most people who read my columns know, I am a sports fan with a heavy leaning to baseball. I like watching baseball on TV […]

This weather has depressed me to the point where I can’t concentrate on any subject for too long, so it’s time for Random Ramblings. I’m […]

Last week, I talked about the original Star Trek TV series, and tied its final episode to the first moon landing by Apollo 11. I […]

It was June 3, 1969. A TV show which had not gotten great ratings aired its final episode on NBC. A check on the Internet […]

I have found out one good thing about doing the weather updates on CFIS radio. It’s very difficult to be wrong. The forecasts are for […]

Numbers. They’re all around us every day. People look for lucky numbers so they can win millions on the lottery, even though picking 1, 2, […]

As we prepare for Canada Day on Monday (hooray, long weekend!), I was struck by something somewhat ironic. One of the songs about Canada I […]

Generally, when I write about Blacktop Blockheads, I will have noticed one or two incidents of poor behaviour by a driver, cyclist or pedestrian. This […]

About a year ago, I found out about a thing on the Internet called Twitch. Yes, I know it’s been around for quite a while, […]

The city spent a fair bit of money a few years ago to put bike lanes on many city streets. It’s just a shame that […]

I have mentioned this before, and I probably will again, but the way some of the city traffic lights operate confuses me. OK, a ‘Push’ […]

It’s strange how sometimes a casual comment can evoke memories. On the weekend, I was doing some shopping and I heard a young lady enthusing […]

They are the moments in sports where time stands still. In some cases, there is still movement, but there is the realization by those watching […]

Regular readers of this column (I know there are a few) will know I have no patience with morons on the road, whether they be […]

Sometimes, it’s easy to tell a driver isn’t really paying attention. A couple of days ago, I was coming up to a red light at […]

I was reminded again this week, as more and more cyclists appear on the roads of the city, why some of them don’t wear helmets. […]

I have always been interested in words, so it’s probably no surprise I have been doing crossword puzzles for more years than I can count […]

April is an interesting month in a few ways. It starts with April Fool’s Day and ends with income tax being due. I’m not sure […]

I discovered last week that walking can be dangerous to your health. Well, more specifically, walking on the sidewalks of Prince George can be dangerous […]

Sometimes it’s the little tragedies in life that go unnoticed. If a world-champion boxer or basketball player was to commit suicide at the age of […]

I was thinking about changes this week. Specifically changes in sports over the years. It came to a point when I was interviewing Jennifer Jones […]

I went to bed early Monday night, woke up shortly after midnight, got back to sleep fairly quickly. Woke up again around 2:30, just drifting […]

Whoever turned the thermostat down a couple of weeks ago, could you please put it back where it belongs? I mean, I know it’s only […]

Baby, it’s cold outside. I don’t care whether some people don’t like the song, that’s the only way to express the weather conditions around Prince […]

There is one of those flip-chart boards at Cafe Voltaire, and it usually has a question on it for guests to answer. The current one […]

I believe I have mentioned before how much I enjoy YouTube ‘surfing’. That’s where you go to YouTube looking for a particular video, find it, […]

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 […]