Broken zippers and the world order
“We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition,” Carney said at Davos. I’m worried I’ll…
Quiet resolution
Drips of water falling into our bedroom from the attic was the last straw. We called a roofing company,…
Humble home
For the first time I can remember, I saw a “Reduced for sale” sign on a house in…
Circle of garbage
I heard that collection was moving from the City to a private company, so I waited for the new…
I’ll bet on that guy
I travel along Eglinton West a lot. By foot and by car. It’s where I live, it’s where…
Caribbean Christmas
It was a blistering Friday night. The subzero winds were blasting away at the corner of Eglinton and…
The scrabble and the ukulele
I went with my daughter to buy a birthday gift for her friend. Before that, we stopped by…
Love Local. Hate Local.
My wife wanted me to buy specialty food. Beef Chuck at the butcher. Mexican oregano and tortillas. I…
No French wine
It was my mother-in-law’s birthday. We went shopping for food at No-Frills. Meandering in the aisles, we picked…
Deadly dental
I’m afraid it was his teeth that killed him. My father never believed he could afford his dental…