In the Land of Castro
In just under twelve hours, I will be flying east across the country, and then south toward an island in the Caribbean. The island, as you may well know, is a little place called Cuba. For the next seven days, I will be sipping rum, smoking cigars, hiking through Havana, and relaxing next to bodies [...]
A Few Random Thoughts
I know a surprising number of people who don’t follow the news. They don’t watch the news on TV, they don’t read the paper, and if they had CD players in their vehicles they probably wouldn’t listen to the morning news on the radio, either. The reason that these people typically give for not keeping [...]
Sick
I am sick. I have come down with a cold. I also appear to have the early stages of bronchitis, as my doctor has given me antibiotics to nip it in the bud before I go to Cuba. Then, there was the Hep A vaccination, recommended by the doctor before heading south, but not covered [...]
New Neighbours
I suspect that everyone has at least one moment in their life when they are confronted with their own hypocrisies. I am having one such moment this evening.
Saints, Snakes & Shamrocks
This past Friday, I had the privilege of co-hosting a St. Patrick’s Day poetry/music show with Rosemary Wilson, and Patrick Pilarski. I’d like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to all those who came and read, played, and watched. I’d also like to thank the fine folks at Hulbert’s for providing us with a venue for [...]
Investments Secured
I have officially secured all of my pre-trip investments. The cigar cutter was the easiest of the bunch, since it only cost a couple of bucks. I picked one up a few weeks ago when I started making my semi-regular visits to Burlington on Whyte. Last week, I found a nice little “hobby size” humidor [...]
Three (Point) One Four
Tomorrow is a big day. In addition to being the day that Brendan McLeod and the Fugitives play the Kasbar, it’s also Pi Day. Math geeks rejoice! Pi Day is the day when lovers of math, and specifically of the number pi, tell the world why pi is so awesome. Some of these crazy folks [...]
A Case of the Mondays
Setting the clocks ahead three weeks early seemed like a good idea, until I woke up and it was still dark for the first time in a couple of weeks. It was still dark for most of the drive to work, too. On top of this, I had one of the worst sleeps of my [...]
Coffee and Cigars
As I write this, the last embers of my Macanudo Maduro are burning out on the patio. I took a slight detour on the way home from work today, and stopped off at Burlington. I had attempted to stop in last night, before the Raving Poets reading, but the shop closes early on Wednesdays, so [...]
The Walk
Last night, after coffee, I went for a long walk. I headed north, toward Kingsway and the City Centre Airport. It was a chilly night, but good for walking. There were few other people out, so I got so much need solitude and mediation time. Cigar in hand, I trekked through the residential area along [...]
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