2018-02-18 00:24
Our toddler, Snoopy, is on the brink of being toilet trained. To that end, we have created a culture of celebrating poop in our house. Nothing raises more cheers than a beautifully executed… Read More
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2018-02-18 00:23
On yesterday’s flight I was the aisle passenger of a trio of travellers. The gal in the middle was a chatty American primatology undergraduate; and rounding out our threesome was a ver… Read More
2018-02-18 00:22
I try to be a loving, supportive father. But on days when the art brought home is a collage of owl vomit, no matter how thoughtfully arranged the owl vomit might be, I struggle Read More
2018-02-18 00:18
This evening the kids were being scallywags after bedtime. By that I mean laughing and occasionally yelping, their hearts full of wild abandon.
After bedtime.
Which was getting i… Read More
2018-02-18 00:17
On the scanner this morning someone called in a report of an owl that wasn’t moving—that the caller had been able to pet the owl, and the owl just sat still.
So they called… Read More
2018-02-18 00:16
Last night Peapod was sick with something like seasonal influenza, which threatened to interfere with our plans to hang out with the neighbours and have a tipple.
Since she wasn’… Read More
2018-02-18 00:15
It was a day that started out like any other (when you have a heavily pregnant wife): cries for coffee, silence, and food. There were also some complaints lodged regarding the continued resi… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
On a trip to Prague with some of my dearest pals, we wound up in a bar called The Beer Factory. The concept of said Factory was this: each table had draught taps and a glass rinser; the taps… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
My father was–or rather, still is–a self-appointed neighbourhood watch. He has more than 3 emergency services scanners (yes, the kind that you can snoop on the police bands with… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I’m riding across Canada at the moment aboard VIA’s Canadian. It’s something that I’ve always wanted to do, and when I ruptured blood vessels in my ear and got ground… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
This morning I slunk out of my Sleeper Cabin at 7am wondering if it was 7am Eastern or Central, since we crossed over while I slept, and an old fella stopped me dead in the narrow corridor… Read More
2009-11-24 21:21
The other day I had the real pleasure of driving to Wayne, Alberta. Wayne, stuck deep in the heart of Alberta's Badlands--great devourer of dinosaurs--is one of those places that takes some… Read More
2009-11-24 21:21
I have just moved.I left my much-loved Anglican rectory, on a street where my neighbours included a Widow who gardened, an Englishman who gardened, and a man who swore at his dogs constantly… Read More
2008-11-17 11:24
Emboldened by reader enthusiasm for my personal misfortunes (ie. shitting and barfing my own trousers), I now feel comfortable enough to share something that, until now, I have harbored as a… Read More
2008-07-14 16:09
Today I was asked, by the bank, for my "current date of birth".While this question may have been relevant prior to my 19th birthday, those happy carefree days and drunken nights as "R.W. Mun… Read More
2008-07-09 02:47
The other night I overheard an exchange in the alleyway behind our new condo that brought me up to speed on the territorial conflicts between waring tribes of hobos.H1- (clattering along the… Read More
2007-10-03 14:16
I like to dress myself up.Not to the nines--just nicely--and I do so frequently. What's "just nicely" entail?I'm glad you asked.On this particularly evening it bears an explicit description… Read More
2007-06-14 17:22
Poor, poor Betty!The indignities she suffered at Calgary's Beerfest were too numerous to mention. Her beauty, lost amidst the haze of beer goggles worn by Friday night's horde of revelers… Read More
2007-05-11 19:04
After my bout of laundry-generating digestive disobedience I drafted a letter to the corporate head office I felt was responsible and voiced my concern for the cleanliness in one of their fr… Read More
2007-04-23 17:16
I had dinner with two very dear friends of mine last night, and we were feeling a pretty nice glow by the end of the affair. I had repaired to the washroom, and was holed up in a stall tryi… Read More
2007-04-17 01:37
Nothing will extinguish the light in your soul quite like realising, while in your most vulnerable moment bent over the toilet bowl heaving away your dinner (then your lunch. . . then your b… Read More
2007-04-17 01:10
Edmonton has many things that it may count in its favour: a bounty of Stanley Cups; the status as Provincial capital; and an outstanding Fringe Festival. One thing that it also has, is one… Read More
2007-04-17 00:48
Ever since moving to Calgary, where pedestrians are more obedient than seeing-eye dogs, I have established some pretty high expectations from my two-legged friends. No one jaywalks, dashes… Read More
2007-04-05 06:35
My darling--the love of my life--Betty (the 1968 Chevy truck I drive) required a spa day a couple of days ago because her front tire was going to fall off.No kidding.While waiting at Stamped… Read More
2007-04-02 06:18
My dear brother C was kind enough to relay a story he knew I would love, for I have a well-known penchant for stories that involve electro-muscular disruption--but I'm getting ahead of mysel… Read More
2007-03-27 15:45
As part of my swinging bachelor routine, I go out to bars, restaurants, and cultural functions by myself. This is generally regarded by folks at bars, restaurants, and cultural functions as… Read More
2007-03-25 08:10
I have a blazer that is particularly striking. Given to me at the end of my tenure at the University of Waterloo's Theatre department, I had a lot of sentimental attachment to it. It still… Read More
2007-03-24 07:02
I've been displeased with Ma Bell recently. I live in Calgary, on the top of a hill, and yet for the first time ever, I'm getting a ton of dropped calls. I used to laugh at the commercials… Read More
2007-03-24 06:18
In my old age have I begun to take for granted the leisure of making out in my own home? Forgotten how my spine would tingle at the sound of footsteps heading towards the basement stairs?… Read More
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