Agent K's Blog

Have you ever noticed how some professionals—like plumbers, lawyers, or even P.I.s—end up becoming "accidental therapists"?   It happens all the time. A plumber shows up to fix a leak, and suddenly the homeowner is venting about how their ex-partner probably broke the pipe on purpose. The plumber is stuck there, wrench in hand, listenin...

  Robot voice: I'm sorry, your credit score is below 700.  You do not qualify to rent here.  You do not qualify for shelter.  Goodbye.  (Screen goes black).    Is this the future we want?  Where there are the same number of empty buildings as there are people living on the street?  Where we do not consider p...

  I keep a very heavy wrought-iron toy tractor on a table near my front door.  I hope that I will never find myself in a situation where I need to hit someone with it.     If someone breaks into your home and you feel threatened, do you not have a legal right to defend your property?  The answer to this question ...

Oftentimes, when the police are phoned about an incident, they will report back to the caller that they are not getting involved because is a 'civil matter'.  But what exactly does that mean?    In Canada, the police officers are employed as public servants.  This means that the government is their boss.  In Ontario, police serv...

  What does that word mean?   I admit my mind jumps straight to thinking of an open relationship.   In the English language, it has various meanings depending on its context. The etymological or alphabetical structure of the word 'open' comes from the Proto-Germanic word 'upanona', meaning to raise or lift. From a language perspec...