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Today I have given the Blog over to Heidi, our Miniature Dachshund ***************************************** Heidi been planning escape for long, long time. Sick of no fun prison! No liberty for Heidi. Eat only when two-leggers say eat, only go out when two-leggers say to go out, and then they make me pull them along by leash,…

On Saturday night, for the first time in my life, I went to watch live boxing. The cab driver who took us to the Bloor Boxing Club was a small and thin Jamaican man who liked to talk. In a natural and completely unforced manner, he managed to tell us his entire life story, including…

As many of you know, I had major surgery last month and was on a wide array of medications including Morphine, Oxycontin and Percocet. Coincidentally, at the same time that I was going through this, bats began to menace me. The dog proved useless against the creatures, as neither her eyesight nor hearing was keen…

On my way to lunch the other day, I stopped into a dilapidated corner store to pick-up a newspaper. I stood in line behind a woman who buying a pack of smokes. With the dark, ragged hands of somebody who has had to learn how to punch back, she slowly and without a trace of…

After taking the dog for a walk yesterday I stopped off at Bonjour Brioche, a little bakery and cafe that I often pick-up lunch from. I ordered a quiche from the waiter and as I sat outside with our Dachshund, I could have sworn I heard him yell back to the guy working the line,…

The other weekend Rachelle and I went to Little India, a six block stretch on Gerrard Street in the east end of Toronto. Improbably, at the end of the strip of restaurants, grocery and clothing stores sat a sports memorabilia shop. A middle-aged Indian guy with a heavy beard and mustache was running the place,…

A lot of people have been writing me to ask how it is that I spend my days, and so with that in mind, I am providing you my To-Do list for September 10, 2010 1. Bomb rebel cities and find shelter for refugees* 2. Finish dishes from last night 3. Upload our cottage photographs…

As Rachelle and I are extraordinarily popular, we’re invited out for dinner pretty much every night. As such, many people ask me for advice on how to compose a proper thank you to your hosts. With this in mind, I’ve decided to share a note I just wrote so that my fans might have a…

Many of you have inquired after my Success with Women Boot Camp. The course costs $275– including snacks and drinks– and takes place every second weekend in my apartment and various locales throughout the Greater Toronto Area. For eight hours each day, my students will get comprehensive training from me, Michael Murray, on how to…