Choose Life
This week a 40-something woman was killed when she jumped onto the subway tracks in New York to retrieve her gym bag. …
Personal Life
My Friend Joe
I’ve written about Joe before. We go back about a dozen years, or so. Joe had leukemia and wanted his birth family to get tested to see if they might be matches and could potentially provide him with life-saving marrow. They refused. That’s how we got to know each other.  His story appeared in the Hamilton Spectator, my talk show producer Peggy and I were bowled over by it and we gave him a call. The rest is history. …
Apples, Oranges and Lectures
Facebook has a wonderful feature that I’ve used a few times. You can hide the input of a “friend” without actually dropping them, and they will never know it. …
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Homecoming, Hopefully
If everything has gone according to the latest plan, my baby brother should be thousands of feet in the air as I write this. …
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In the Pink
It warmed my heart to read that a local high school had a Pink Day to combat bullying. …
The Problem With London Motorists…Part II
I’ve previously identified London drivers as a group of inexplicable brake tappers. Oh, they love to light up their tails and make you think you need to prepare to stop when it’s more likely that they’re reaching over into the back seat to get a candy or touching up their make-up in the mirror. …
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Gitcher Motor Runnin’!
The World of Motorcycles Expo is on this weekend at the Western Fair Agriplex. If you don’t ride a motorcycle you may think, so, what’s this got to do with me? …
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Move In Day
If you’ve ever been to a trade show, say, the auto show or a boat show, you probably haven’t even thought about what it takes to get all of those vehicles indoors, safely, efficiently and without any crashes or catastrophes. …
Kit-sanity!
I don’t want to leave the impression that spending the night in Lucan at the home of Sir William the kitten was a chore. It was not. I would do just about anything for my friends, the humans belonging to this feline. But I think it was a lesson from the Great Gazoo. …
Wise Women
This collection of celebrity quotes comes from MSN under the heading, Things Men Don’t Know About Women. I’m sharing my five favourites for women to nod along and men to take notes! …
The Travel Bug
I longed for a long time to go to England before I finally got there two years ago. …
…Machu Picchu
My brother sent these photos from Machu Picchu, Peru last night and they were so spectacular, I had to share them. His trip south will continue as soon as some bike parts arrive but for now, he’s touring the area and yesterday he went through the Incan ruins. …
My Brother and Our Differences
As you may know, my brother, my only sibling,  is on a solo motorcycle trip to South America. He has had some pretty amazing adventures through incredible scenery like active volcanos and skinny, winding roads alongside huge cliffs. He’s not the kind of guy who stays at the Ritz and closes himself off from life. His goal is to experience as much local colour as possible and that includes taking some gastronomical gallops through territory so far uncharted by most North American tummies. …
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What Day It Is
Being away on a vacation is an exquisite luxury, I think. And to lose track of which day it is? Well, that’s a rare delight, indeed. …