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Love Song My father is dying, and my mother has never been so in love. It’s not over death she’s swooning; it’s the sweetness that has softened him. She lotions and socks his feet, shaves his cheeks so he’s fresh for their evening date in the dusk-quilted bed, the oxygen tank murmuring in the background.…

On Saturday, I was asked to appear on CTV Newsnet to talk about the Juno Awards. Although many people are unaware of this, I am considered one of the world’s foremost experts on the Juno’s, as I am a BIG TIME insider in the Canadian music scene. Did you know that the Mitsou song Bye-Bye…

It’s constantly amazing to me just how much light an animal can generate in this world. When I take Heidi, our miniature Daschund, for a walk down Bloor Street, she’s a superstar. A homeless man looks up from his milk crate, and through a broken-toothed grin he points, shouting, “Weiner!” A half-dozen Japanese girls emerge…

On Thursday, I went to the dentist. It was near the end of the day, and the hygienist who had the misfortune of working on my teeth, was trying hard to act like somebody who liked her job. She was asking me a series of questions that were designed to suggest interest, but it was…

Yesterday, I was feeling a little under the weather. Because of this, I was unable to make our floor hockey game, and feared that without my grit and leadership, the Jesus Cobras would fall to defeat. After all, we were playing the first place team and were already low on men. However, Rachelle didn’t seem…

Last night while Rachelle was asleep in bed, I watched a special hour-long episode of Paranormal State. It was about demonic possession, and Ryan, who leads the college-aged team of ghost hunters, got so angry that he swore at a spirit and then went on YouTube to ask the audience to pray for the afflicted…

I love both The Manx and Chez Lucien, and on the weekend, I visited both bars. Waiting for friends at the Manx on a Friday night, I realized that the place has always had a knack for making me feel either very included, or very excluded. Sometimes, I walk in and am swept up into…

On Thursday, Rachelle and I made the drive from Toronto to Ottawa in order to visit my family. It was an ugly March day, feeling more like the end of autumn than the start of spring. It was overcast, and all I could see in the world were subtle variations of grey. It was kind…

I know I not supposed to be Blog chief today, but is Goran, spin master DJ super flash and bookie master, again!! You feel the heat, bitches?! I only here today because leetle Murray bug made real dumb bet last night and no can pay Goran the cash he owe, so I get another day…