Bob Groeneveld

Odd Thoughts: As powerless as ever before

Odd Thoughts: As powerless as ever before

I’m sitting in the dark.Again.Once again, the modern miracle of universal electrification…

Odd Thoughts: As powerless as ever before
Odd Thoughts: Old joke not worth a plug nickel

Odd Thoughts: Old joke not worth a plug nickel

Wait a minute! No, don’t tell me... I know this one.I’ve heard…

Odd Thoughts: Old joke not worth a plug nickel
Odd Thoughts: Saved by the cabbbage roll

Odd Thoughts: Saved by the cabbbage roll

I just popped a couple of dozen cabbage rolls into the oven.Sometimes…

Odd Thoughts: Saved by the cabbbage roll
Odd Thoughts: Hour gained a poor sense of humour

Odd Thoughts: Hour gained a poor sense of humour

I have not yet fully recovered from something silly that happened a…

Odd Thoughts: Hour gained a poor sense of humour
Odd Thoughts: Post election numbness wears off

Odd Thoughts: Yesterday’s today lost for tomorrow

Bob Groeneveld delves into why we should be grateful to others for our memories.

Odd Thoughts: Post election numbness wears off
Odd Thoughts: No bad choices this time

Langley Odd Thoughts: Treating kids becomes a party trick

Has Halloween changed since columnist Bob Groeneveld was a kid. Back then most kids dressed as ghosts, if mom could find a worn out sheet.

Odd Thoughts: No bad choices this time
Odd Thoughts: Post election numbness wears off

Odd Thoughts: Post election numbness wears off

I woke up this morning to another Trudeau government.And I’m numb.Oh… the…

Odd Thoughts: Post election numbness wears off
Odd Thoughts: No bad choices this time

Odd Thoughts: Public pressure in transit

We’re on the hunt for a new transit baron for the Lower…

Odd Thoughts: No bad choices this time
Odd Thoughts: Mandatory vote to rid seat cushions

Odd Thoughts: Mandatory vote to rid seat cushions

The PM isn't who we elect – Bob Groeneveld reminds us that Parliaments make PMs, not the other way around.

Odd Thoughts: Mandatory vote to rid seat cushions
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Odd Thoughts: Boom! And the hope is gone again!

Bob Groeneveld ponders generations, and selfishness.

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Odd Thoughts: Beans counter good gardening

There are surprising parallels between beans and politicians.

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Odd Thoughts: Birthdays go from big to forgettable

Bob Groeneveld ponders birthdays, both important and much, much less so.

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Bob Groeneveld: Odd Thoughts

Odd Thoughts: Weather the app’s inaccuracy

Is it hot in here or it is just columnist Bob Groeneveld?

Bob Groeneveld: Odd Thoughts

Langley in History: Civil defense radiation officer finds normal readings in 1965

 Eighty Years AgoJuly 4, 1935Restoration of old Fort Langley was proposed by…

Odd Thoughts: Turning tide might be in or out

“There is a tide in the affairs of men which taken at…

Langley Looking back… June 25, 2015: side bacon was 65 cents per pound in 1965

History from the pages of the Langley Advance which started in 1931.

Odd Thoughts: Berries have coloured our existence

It is entirely natural to eat as many fresh strawberries as possible…

Odd Thoughts: Mainstream independent of belief

I believe it, therefore it is true.And I have it on good…

Odd Thoughts: Ebola gives Harper scientific boost

When it comes to anti-science, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government runs at…

Odd Thoughts: Transit decision is not our job

The deadline for the transit vote is approaching.I haven’t sent in my…