Paying tribute to Chris Sale
Florida Gulf Coast University sports fans keep a keen eye on their basketball teams. Both the men’s team and the women’s team have been eliminated from postseason play at this time. They are now in the process of gearing up for next year. The men’s baseball season is now in full swing, if you will […]
A delightful caress
After such a challenging winter, we embrace with haste the warm winds, the longer days and the daily caress of welcome sunshine. Spring seems to increase our appetite in all things—including day trips to the wineries to taste their latest releases. I always recommend taking an organized wine tour—structured to your requirements and expectations—to avoid […]
Hot Springs
Waiting for the train: In this case, I’m second in a three car lineup at a level crossing at the bottom of a steep basin rimmed by a cluster of mountains in North Carolina. Just one of those things you know; window rolled down, engine off, a pause to think; can’t get around a slow […]
Seven years in Wellington
If you hadn’t taken a photograph of the old Dave’s Car Wash building, it’s too late now. Your only chance, if you can’t see one in a friend’s collection, is (shameless plug) to buy my CD of the same name—for the cover photograph, if not the music. The site, and that of its neighbours, has […]
Alive and well
I was going to write timely columns this year. As it happened I missed speaking about Easter last week, and that’s just fine. A lot of people probably wouldn’t like my take on how I will spend my Easter weekend. Being a retired person, it’s all weekend to me. Whenever our family shows up for […]
Molitor at the helm
As I was leaving Paul Molitor’s office the other day, I mentioned to him that I was from the Toronto area. He quickly stood up, reached over and shook my hand. “I want you to know,” he told me, “that my time in Toronto was a grand chapter in life for me”. I had just […]
Islands in the sun
Arawak Indians, originally from South America, settled the Caribbean six hundred years before the arrival of Christopher Columbus. Imagine their surprise when Columbus declared he had discovered these islands. More than likely their reaction was, “Shit, there goes the neighbourhood.” And they were right. Over the next century, these natives were mostly exterminated through exposure […]
Confessions of a fraud
Last week, a friend asked, “do you ever feel like a fraud?” The funny thing about this question isn’t that she asked it, but that I knew exactly what she meant by the question. My answer was yes. “I feel like a fraud every time I workout at the gym.” Interestingly enough, we happened to […]
SoNice of you
I was at a public event not long ago at which the size of the audience had outgrown the number of chairs available. I had gotten there early, and was occupying a chair. Among those standing up were a number of women. So I faced a dilemma. Do I follow the tradtional etiquette rule, and […]
Reflections on the loss of the Bulls
I searched high and low last week at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, to speak to Danny Cleary. He had skated in the warmup for the Red Wings, but did not dress for the game. After the game, I strolled out to my car. I noticed a very distinguished- looking gentleman near the parking […]