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Rachelle and I just returned from a weekend up at our friend Douglas Mason’s cottage. Every year he throws a huge party up on Chiefs Island to celebrate his birthday, and it’s no exaggeration to say it’s an event that people look forward to all year long. Rachelle and I were probably looking forward to…

After dinner, we sat around and told stories of the supernatural. Each person spoke slowly, their eyes a little bit distant, as they carefully remembered a moment that still, after all these years, they could not explain or entirely believe.   “…And then the balloon deflated and fell to the floor, and we knew that…

Last night, I went down to the Duke of York Pub to meet Rachelle and her teammates after their basketball game. I was a little bit early, so I had a seat at the bar and had a drink. It was pretty busy, and the manager was pitching in to help the unhappy looking waitresses…

  The older I get, the more I’m coming to believe that confidence is an over-rated quality. When I was younger I thought that it was a positively magical element. If you had it, some process of alchemy would take place, and through sheer force of will, anything you touched would be yours. Thousands upon…

Earlier in the day Heidi and I went for a stroll down Spadina. A squirrel, carrying a hotdog bun that was a long as the animal itself, passed before us. This made Heidi crazy with jealousy, and she lunged at the squirrel, yanking me along behind her by the leash. The squirrel zipped up a…

Dear Casting Director: First off, I want to say that I know I look like an aging turtle in the photograph I sent to you. I would have liked to have sent a different picture, but I’m afraid my lady put her foot down on the matter, claiming it was one of the few photographs…

Yesterday, I went on three different rides at the CNE. 1) The Pharoah’s Fury This is the ride that has a big boat—that kind of looks like a banana– that swings from side to side on a huge mechanical arm. I was kind of nervous about this one, as, well, I’m a nervous person and…

Yesterday, while sitting at my desk, I failed to notice that the skies had grown dark. There was a crash of thunder, then the sound of wind blowing torrents of rain horizontal. A couple screamed with delight as they ran for shelter. The wind was immense, and I realized that the umbrella was still up…

On Wednesday nights, when I have to attend court ordered Anger Management Training, Rachelle has very conveniently scheduled her recreational league basketball games. No, this is not sweet and considerate of her, but intentionally exclusive and hurtful. She’s made it clear, in a subtle but unmistakable way, that she does not want me playing basketball…