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Personal Life
Mechanical Victory
Our washing machine is a hand-me-up from a relative who was moving and didn’t need it anymore. It works well but there’s always been an issue with the safety switch. …
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Insight From a Wise Friend
My brilliant and accomplished PhD friend Shannon Sampert, who escaped the confines of a radio newsroom long ago and is now the first woman to hold the position of Perspectives and Politics Editor at the Winnipeg Free Press, continues to delight me with her depth and insight. …
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The Final Farewell
Today I’m attending the sad goodbye for Lauren Davis and I’ve been asked to read a poem during the service. …
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Back off My Beans
I don’t drink alcohol, I quit smoking in 1988 and I don’t do drugs. Not illegal ones, anyway, and none for pure pleasure. I have only one vice left and that’s coffee. So scientists, please keep your beakers away from my Keurig. …
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Our Loyal Sentry
On Sunday afternoon, I was in the basement gathering some laundry I had hung to dry when a noise in the other room caught my attention. Spice was on the bookshelf behind the drum kit, knocking books onto the floor. “That’s weird”, I thought. “Spice doesn’t read.” …
At A Loss
There are some things that forever change you. You’re one person before it occurs, and another person afterward. In my immediate family, it was the accidental death on Christmas Day of my uncle Caz, my Mom’s little brother, at just 34. Collectively, a generation before mine would have said that about the assassination of President Kennedy. You could also point to the date in 1997 when Princess Diana’s life was cut short. And, of course, 9/11. …
Immeasurable Grief
As I write these words, I’m aware I am still in shock. Lauren Davis, the beautiful, talented, quick-witted and so very young daughter of Erin Davis, died unexpectedly overnight Sunday. Just hours before, she had celebrated her first Mother’s Day and on Facebook, her smiling face greeted the world as she showed off her coconut necklace. That’s little Colin’s nickname: Coconut. …
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Buzz Killer
Saturday morning, enjoying a rare sleep-in and the house begins to rumble. It sounds like a WWII tank is outside, taking aim. It’s 6:15 am and there is no way anyone within a block radius is sleeping through it. …
What’s Swedish for Divorce?
Maybe it’s a good thing that despite pleas from the people of southwestern Ontario, Ikea refuses to open a store in my part of the province. They say we don’t meet their criteria for population density. We might be better off because of it.  …
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House for Sale
No, not the one I live in. Many months ago, we joined with brother Rob and another partner in a house-flipping adventure. We bought a wreck of a place in Welland, ON and through the magic of money and back-breaking labour, turned it into a home for two families and an income property for someone to buy. …