Life

I am well aware that most of my readers assume the subjects roiling about the senior reading room at my club (the home of homes) consist of such topics as recalcitrant roses, dreary church sermons or the next week's lunch menus.

The Way the World Works By Nicholson Baker Simon & Schuster, 319 pp.

- 250-213-4441 - the Vancouver Island Health Authority's main addictions intake line, for questions and help entering treatment options listed below. Those suffering an addiction, as well as their families, can call for help.

Brunch parties are easier on the hosts than late evening affairs

Give Me Shelter: The Failure of Canada's Cold War Civil Defence By Andrew Burtch UBC Press in association with the Canadian War Museum, 288 pp., $32.95 At 10: 20 a.m. on April 23, 1952, the Soviet Union dropped an atomic bomb on the centre of Ottawa.

Diversions >C4, C9

There is a slice of Victoria history - admittedly, not a large slice, bit significant nonetheless - close to the waterfront on Bellingham Bay.

Fundraiser for the Red Cross brought crowds to film classic

New research shows kids as young as three can show ADHD symptoms

Dear Dr. Donohue: Please enlighten me on walking pneumonia. I have had a cough and finally consulted my doctor. I don't feel all that bad, but I don't feel all that good, either. The doctor had me get an X-ray.