The history of music has been shaped by giants whose names and accomplishments are legendary. Then there are just legends. This story is one of those. Tobias Borg, Otto-Leroy Tolgfor, Eskil Billstrom and Sten […]
You Are Going to Love the Cottage
You are going to love the cottage. Love it! It has everything – the lake, the woods, the quiet. It’s awesome. Just don’t leave home any time between 1:15 pm and 9:45 pm on Friday […]
The Gregorian Calendar
The Gregorian calendar, not the Jessica Alba swimsuit calendar, is the most widely used calendar in the world today. That makes it kind of important. The Gregorian calendar dates back to 1582 when Pope Gregory […]
Three Two One
When I married my wife, I got more than just a spouse. Turns out she came with her own flatware, some cool kitchen appliances, a good number of gardening tools, a disturbingly large collection of plastic […]
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.
Bertrand Russell #
Canadian History
The Dominion of Canada turned zero years old on July 1st, 1867 and let’s be honest, not much has happened since. We haven’t even won a Stanley Cup since 1993. Every once in a while, […]
Back to School
Mom made me go back to school. I asked not to go. I said, “Please,” and everything. When that didn’t work, I even used what mom would call “logic.” She said, “All your friends will […]
Field Guide to Garages
It’s the poor cousin of your house. You never sleep in it. Family never gathers in it. It rarely gets a makeover, air conditioning or carpeting. It has the most unwieldy doors in your home, […]
Black Mood Rhyming
Close your eyes and think back for a while, to some dark day when you just couldn’t smile. Your face hung down and your eyes drooped low, and you waited and wallowed for a new […]
Themes
When you’re in grade six, every week has a theme, which in my humble opinion, is really stretching it some weeks. I mean, a week is OK if it’s like the environment or government or something. But […]