Why do we moan about another birthday but not New Years? Consider the alternative. It's me and the cat this week and I have been inordinately busy. The electrician has been in. The stash now has a light switch thanks to the electricians coming in on Wednesday. One wall has one coat of light sandy …

This bug goes on. Sputter and wheeze was this week's treat. Got X-rays shot through my chest. Never speak of X-ray. X-rays. They are many. I am now off speaking. Hard to do with five kids in the house. Lots of arm motions required. But an 8 month old is not strong on responding to arm motions …

Aches. Pains. Grimaces just like in the aspirin ads. I think it's over. It's been ten days. That's enough. I like the idea of the common cold - bundling up, laying in bed. Rum punch and bonbons... well do that, right? Well, it wasn't like that. But it's at least Friday. Sick Friday is better than …

Apparently the lesson of yesterday's election is that Ontarians are sick of elections. Well under 50% voted. I just about nailed the seat count, however, so that is something. It's status quo for Canada this week. The real story is there is no Tory surge just a fed-upped-ness with the whole thing …

So far, within little more than 24 hours, I have eaten bits of 12 types of animal life.

It's Sacket's Harbor weekend and we are past the point of no return. I think I the team will actually have enough players and, except for playing from 10 am to 2 pm in the 90F heat with 100% humidity, it should be great. I will park on the bench. Shouting things. Waving my hands at outfielders who …

I don't set the alarm as the house lives on the rhythm of pre-schoolers. If I am up at 5:15 am, that is life and if the stars align like last week and there is quiet well past a sensible hour, that is life, too. Like last week. When I get a string of good sleeps I start to ask why there isn't more …

May Too Far. May Two Four. May Two For. I have to admit I was sorely tempted by a bottle of Pimms at the power house after work yesterday but, unlike last year, the weather is not yet co-operating so far - as far as I can tell at least. Pimms needs a certain type of stinking hot. What else can … read more »

... give them the boot. Or even, at least, top them. As far as I am concerned, one word took Harper from 44 to 34%. Asbestos. I had no idea that former "[h]igh-ranking member of the Canadian government, Transportation Minister Chuck Strahl, suffers from an asbestos-related cancer." The word frames …