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Up on Dupont, there’s some sort of store that repairs and sells musical instruments. In front of the shop they often display a piano with a sign on it that says PLAY ME. As I was approaching the store, I saw an older man who must have been in his late 60’s approach it. He…

On Monday night, Rachelle and I babysat her nephews, William and Samuel, aged 5 and 7. We love these boys and endeavor to spoil them. Rachelle chooses to do this by giving them candy, whereas my preferred method is to give them Scratch N’ Win tickets. I think it’s wise to get children thinking about…

When it rains, my dog sighs. She swans about like Joni Mitchell and then burrows under the covers. Oh, the melancholy! Normally, when I leave the house without her, she explodes into a desperate panic of barking, thinking that I’ve simply forgotten her. However, when it’s raining out, she doesn’t bark. She’s hopeful that she’s…

The Jesus Cobras floor hockey season has came to a swift end on Wednesday. I won’t go into any details, but I will say that I don’t regret a single thing that I did and that I’m pretty sure that Korean girl on The Bomb Squad was faking her separated shoulder. At any rate, although…

The other day, while walking Heidi down Bloor, the wind took my hat. It was a Fedora that I’ve had since high school. I do believe that I bought it at a second hand store on Elgin Street in Ottawa called Johnny Upstairs. I probably wanted to look like a member of The Specials, tried…

Standing in line before me at the Second Cup was a young woman. It looked to me like she had a crush on the guy who was working there. Her eyes were alert and alive and she had a big, beautiful smile on her face that she seemed to have absolutely no control over. When…

Like most people, I’ve been receiving all sorts of video clips of, and opinions about, Susan Boyle’s appearance on Britain’s Got Talent. For those of you who don’t know, Boyle is a 47 year-old woman who wants to make it in the world as a professional singer. Boyle, who is unemployed and lives with her…

Sunday was a pretty lovely day in Toronto. My family was in town for Easter and we all took a slow stroll down Bloor street in the afternoon. I was positioned outside of Banana Republic with the dog, people watching, when I noticed Corner Gas star Brent Butt coming out of the store. He was…

On our way to Trinity Bellwoods’ park yesterday, a car in the oncoming lane tried to turn left in front of us. It was impeded by traffic and sat there in the intersection, blocking us so we couldn’t proceed through our green light. We were no more than ten feet away from the other car,…