Last week I wrote to professional baseball players Lance Berkman and David Ortiz in order to motivate them, as their…

Down the street, workmen sat on the grass, mostly in the shade, breathing easy after lunch. Cross-legged, they occupied the…

On the weekend, we visited the Albright-Knox gallery in Amherst, a suburb of Buffalo. It’s reputed to have one of…

When most people I know get drunk, familiar patterns of behaviour begin to emerge. For instance, Ian slides into an…

On Friday afternoon, I went and saw the Star Trek movie. About half way through the film, I realized that…

Last week, Rachelle and I took our dog to the Bathurst Dupont Animal Hospital in order to get her flea…

As most of you are now very well aware, my fantasy baseball team—A Fury of Pigeons—is off to a very…

This morning when I pulled the curtains back in the front room, I saw a man lying in the grass…

At the retirement home, each one of the resident’s names was posted on the wall beside the door to their…