Mom's birthday yesterday ( Read more... )

Back from the cottage. It was a good weekend. No - it was a great weekend, just like it was two years ago. We were worried about the potential for bugs because we've all heard the horror stories about what it's like in the bush this year, no? Well, our spot on a point in Pike Lake was just fine. There was a near-constant breeze that kept them at ( Read more... )

My father had two boyhood heroes. Gordie Howe, who was the biggest hockey star of the day when he was growing up, and this guy, who was one of the biggest football stars in Canada at the time ( Read more... )

My father's name is Gerry. Or Gerald. Whatever.

He just sent me an email, and signed it "G-Unit".

***

I know I'm posting a lot today. I guess it's nervous energy about the election working its way out of my body.