Author: Michael Murray

Earlier in the day I came across a video of Shamar Thomas, a man who will certainly become a star within the Occupy Wall Street Movement and likely beyond. (You know, he’ll end up on Survivor Island, or something. ) In the video, Thomas, a Sergeant in the Marine Corps who served in Iraq and…

Yesterday I bought a cookie. It was double chocolate chip and I was really looking forward to eating it. I saved it all day. Some of you might think this a little feminine of me, but I don’t care, it’s the truth and I’m a truth teller. It’s not always easy to be a truth…

Dear Susan Sarandon: I want to praise you for the genius that you are. Opening up Spin, a club dedicated to ping pong on King street in Toronto is brilliant. For a long time I’ve felt excluded from the hierarchies of club life, a culture which has always put an excessive premium on looks, ability…

Today I have given the Blog over to Heidi, our Miniature Dachshund. ******************************************************************************** Canadian Thanksgiving weekend just pass and Heidi always like to take moment at this time of year to think about all things she grateful for. Help Heidi keep perspective. Good exercise for soul. Heidi very thankful so pretty. Very, very good looking…

As we entered into Jimmy Simpson Park, the dog and I we passed two men sitting at a picnic table. One of them had his face flat on the surface of the table. He was utterly motionless, but his friend continued talking away as if nothing was unusual, as if it was just Darren’s “thing,”…

My sinuses are bad, like Darth Vader. They dress in black and ride a pale horse. They’ll ask if you’ve gained a little weight right when you’re feeling pretty good about yourself. They won’t laugh when you say something really funny. Buy you a self-help book for your birthday. They are the most evil sinuses…

In the Starbucks at the corner of Logan and Queen, sits a young blonde woman. She’s by the window and she’s wearing her one professional suit, the one she carefully shopped for at Winners and not impulsively splurged on at Holt Renfrew. She wants to make a good first impression, her crossed legs smooth and…

As most of you know, the Major League Baseball regular season ended on Wednesday. What this means is that most Fantasy Baseball Leagues are now over and that as usual, I dominated. You should know that for the third year in a row, my team–Gay Bar–once again finished in first place, adding nearly $150 into…

On a postcard with a photograph of Bob Dylan on it bought at the St. Lawrence Antique Market: ************************************** Carter: There were three of them on stage and they very much looked as if they were enthusiastic about Arts and Crafts and Mother Earth. They appeared like the sort of women that would form a…