Time to hit the road, Jack! The Victoria Day weekend is the unofficial kickoff of Canada’s summer (because we’re sure as hell not waiting for real summer) and for me that has always meant road trips. It could mean a … Continue Reading
Dearest readers, By the time you read this, I may have already been mocked. As I write this, Game 1 in the playoff series between the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs has not yet been played. It promises … Continue Reading
Ah, spring! That magical time of year when a single man’s fancy turns to removing items from the refrigerator that are branded “Official sponsor of the Vancouver Olympics.” Yes, it’s time for spring cleaning. According to a Wikipedia entry that … Continue Reading
“If a meteor… a mile wide were to hit land, it could form a crater and blow enough dust into the stratosphere to block out the sun and affect crops worldwide for a year, (a NASA scientist) said.” — Meteor … Continue Reading
Sure, people are killing each other a lot these days, the economy always seems on the verge of collapsing, and the shrinking of chocolate bars continues unabated. But you can’t get me down, because this is the Golden Age of … Continue Reading
I don’t know any bad parents. I just realized this recently and it came as a total shock, similar to when I suddenly grasped, in a moment of clarity, that Murdock on The A-Team is Barclay on Star Trek: The … Continue Reading
If there are two topics that all Canadians love, they are taxes and history. As the tax deadline approaches, I thought it important to look back at how Canadians came to be the happy, taxpaying nation that we are today. … Continue Reading
I have a lot of esteemed titles — freelance writer, ex-husband, that guy in Metro — but none bring me more respect than editor-in-chief of Canada’s most dignified newspaper, The Beaver Examiner. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. With mission statements … Continue Reading
Forgive me, true blue Blue Jays fans, for I have sinned. It has been 20 years since my last celebration. But this Prodigal Fan has returned, contrite, and ready to brush the home plate clean. I’m sorry. I feel bad … Continue Reading
After a non-stop string of feel-good stories and glowing press, Facebook — the little company that could — has finally been hit with some criticism. The heretofore infallible website stumbled into the media spotlight for the first time this week … Continue Reading
