I was going to write about the Blue Jays this week, but I’m going to wait to see if they can pull off a playoff spot before I sum up the season. Instead, I’ll talk traffic.
If you’re ever in...
Netflix’s The Defenders came out on August 18. That was also the same day I finished watching the all eight episodes. What can I say? I have a sickness.
Having watched all five previous seasons of Netflix’s Marvel programs, I...
Oh no.
I was just thinking about the upcoming boxing match/media frenzy that is the Floyd Mayweather-Connor McGregor boxing match set for August 26. I was thinking about how the event itself will be a joke (I don’t care what...
I figure it’s about time I write about one of the great joys of my life these past few years: baseball. I am a baseball mom and a Toronto Blue Jays fan.
I’m not a lifer Jays fan, though I...
Part 10:
Ephrem Boudreau was born in River Bourgeois in 1905. After his classical studies, he spent three years at agricultural school. Here he earned bachelors’ degrees in arts and one in agricultural science. In addition, he acquired a diploma...
I was struck silent by the inscription on the gravestone that sat just a few feet in front of me on this quiet Friday morning in northern France.
In a sense, that shouldn’t be surprising. This was my first visit...
A 32-year-old woman was killed on August 12. Her name was Heather Heyer. She was struck by a vehicle in Charlottesville, Virginia. Nineteen other people were injured in the incident.
The reason Heyer was in Charlottesville was to counter-protest a...
Alright, so let’s get the nasty bits out of the way first.
I suffer from depression. Yes, yes, shocking I know for such a warm hearted chap like myself but here we are. Throw in high anxiety and crippling self-doubt,...
My new friend Andy seemed to need a little convincing.
This was his first time at Swim The Canal, after all. He was visiting his parents in Richmond County, with his wife and eight-year-old son from the Dusseldorf-Cologne area of...
Even though they belong to different political parties and represent ridings on opposite coasts, two Members of Parliament agree that action is needed to clean up, dispose and fund the removal of unwanted vessels.
Late last month, Nanaimo-Ladysmith (British Columbia)...