When I was growing up, there were two Hanks that you needed to know about: Williams and Snow. I was kind of confused when I realized all the kids at school didn’t know this. I liked both Hanks, but as compelling as Mr. Williams was,… Read More
Some misguided soul entered the following words into a search engine and landed right on 27th Street: Is it illegal to play hockey on the street? Is it illegal? No my friends, it is just part of growing up in Canada. A couple weeks ago,… Read More
Some days you just need what my pal Stagg calls a little sumpin’. Tonight’s Daily Dose is Black Slacks by Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones
Who would believe parts of the GTA would have an accumulation of snow this late into April, especially after the “non-winter” that was. Not me. It must be some kind of hoax.
I used to have a recording, on an old cassette tape, of Mac Beattie singing his Log Driver’s Song (not to be confused with the Wade Hemsworth tune Log Driver’s Waltz). While I was busy concentrating on something apparently more important, the melody popped into… Read More
Today we went on a walking tour of Little India, hosted by Preena Chauhan and her mom Arvinda Chauhan, who also run popular cooking classes in Toronto and sell their own specialty masalas. Our meeting place was the Udupi Palace on Gerrard St. where we… Read More
Amongst our mail today was a flyer from HGTV about a TV show called May the Best House Win. On one side, here is what it says: Is your house, condo or apartment your pride & joy? HGTV’s new series MAY THE BEST HOUSE WIN… Read More
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