Who needs a pair?
For those of us who live outside the confines of the Greater Toronto Area, or outside the limits of any major metropolitan area, we are not often within earshot of the chants of ticket scalpers. Alas, the ticket scalping business is now flooding the Internet as well. There are several companies well established in North […]
Fiddle-dee-dee
A 6-year-old and a 4-year-old are upstairs in their bedroom. “You know what?” says the 6-year-old. “I think it’s about time we start cussing.” The 4-year-old nods his head in approval. The 6-year-old continues. “When we go downstairs for breakfast I’m going to say hell and you say ass.” “OK!” The 4-year-old agrees with enthusiasm. […]
The world economy thing
It’s time I got a grip on this world economy thing, because it’s hitting close to home. I think the theory goes something like this. You can have your consumer goods made anywhere in the world. Nature will find a way of having them made at the cheapest possible cost. It can’t be stopped by […]
Rangers and Giants
Who to watch for in the 2010 World Series There are two teams remaining in the battle to be crowned as champions of North American baseball to become “World Series Champions.” The Texas Rangers and the San Francisco Giants will take the field on the West Coast Wednesday night to determine the victor in a […]
It’s my opinion
I’ve heard from lots of people about my take on life. Lots of people. Remember, it is my take on life. Sometimes you’re going to agree with me. Sometimes, not so much. And sometimes you’re going to wonder why the H E double spaces after a period I bother to write about some of those […]
Nathan Moon
Rising junior hockey star A week ago, Nathan Moon was announced as the Canadian Hockey League Player of the Week. He had scored three goals and had six assists in three games. I spoke with Nathan last week about his accomplishment. He downplayed the honour, and indicated he hopes it is a step toward better […]
“What? Not the Regent, again!”
If I were a horror/thriller author, I’d have written the book about the years of creepy, dark and sneaky goings on at the Regent Theatre. And, there have been so many years of the coming, the going, the waxing and waning of managers, artistic directors, general managers, boards of directors, boards of management, members and […]
Squaring the circle
A reader (not my mother, the other reader) recommended I read a book entitled “Clochemerle”; so I did. Written in the 1920s, it is a farcical story of how a Republican mayor in a small village deep in tier two French wine country thumbs his nose at the clergy by erecting a urinal directly in […]
Cito’s game
Jays bid farewell to storied manager Cito Gaston retired a couple of days ago as the Toronto Blue Jays’ manager. He announced his intention in August, but stayed with the game until the end of his tenure. The towering Texan, now 66 years old, wants to spend a little quality time with his wife and […]
Give me a sign
Yup, I cycled the Kiwanis Club Colour Cribbage Ride. Betcha figured I wouldn’t do it. I used the ride as an excuse to not run in the P.E.C. Marathon. Just kidding. LOML and I did the 60 km route on our hybrids—with thanks to the BBC for getting us on the road so many years […]