Tuffy P and I volunteer for a 5-pin bowling league called The Tri-Hards. The bowlers, all adults, have various challenges and disabilities. The league has been going for many, many years, and some of the bowlers have been getting together to bowl for 20 years… Read More
We had a great time as guests at Bloor Street Entertains last evening, the fantastic CANFAR fundraiser in support of HIV/AIDS research. This event took place in various retail environments on Bloor St. here in Toronto, converted for the evening for a dinner event. We… Read More
We’re closing in on winter. Down at the bottom end of Sam Smith Park, the yacht club people have the big cranes out and they’re yanking all the boats out of the harbour for the season. That is, except for the one or two wacky… Read More
The supernatural beings who live in the Imagination Stations out back have been complaining because they haven’t been able to receive mail. We all know complaining about the mail service is a time-honoured activity among Canadian humans, but now the pixies, fairies, trolls, sprites, elves,… Read More
CBC has been doing investigation into the ticket-selling business. The results are ugly. It seems there are scalpers’ conventions and they allege one major ticketseller has sent reps to recruit scalpers who “cheat its own system to expand its resale business and squeeze more money… Read More
I like roadtrips. I’m no longer so interested in the crazy and grueling drive to Cody Wyoming in 36 hours kind of roadtrips I used to do with my buddy East Texas Red, back when we were pretty serious about chasing trout with a fly… Read More
I just heard on the radio Sunday will be International Dog Day. Whoever invented this obviously doesn’t have dogs in their lives, as any old fool who has a dog snoring away in the background knows each and every day is International Dog Day. Yes,… Read More
Throughout my life as long as I can remember, I’ve struggled with keeping my weight down. Oh, there have been a few times when I’ve taken it off, but keeping it off is another story altogether. The last time I gained a significant amount of… Read More
I was surfing around the YouTube listening to old time fiddle music, when curiously enough, this popped up….
27th Street 