Plastic surgery
As I write this in my little black notebook, I’m sitting in the “chalet” at Batawa Ski Hill. It’s Sunday and it’s the annual Fat Ass Trail Run day. Yup, go ahead and laugh at all the possible slogans and logos for the run. Anyone who has participated in the Fat Ass has some piece […]
NFL experience
Broken hearts in Buffalo and beyond We set our clocks back last weekend to end Daylight Saving Time. On Sunday morning, dozens of Buffalo Bills fans from the area headed to the Rogers Centre in downtown Hogtown for the annual National Football League game. Most got to the game on time, almost 50,000. At one […]
I remember now
In 1994 LOML and I packed up the kids and set out to see the world. Well, we set out to see France, Belgium and Switzerland. The trip was a little bit about working with a soupçon of finding some French language fluency, a whole suitcase full of being on a long vacation and passively […]
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 […]