A little more than half my life ago a guy call Jimmy Cahoon won the lotto. Millions and millions. He was an alcoholic in downtown Halifax and blew the money in about 6 weeks. Last of it went on a taxi ride from Montreal back home. I only knew him as a regular at the old Ginger's tavern on …

I love elections. And we have one in our own fair city on Monday as we do throughout Ontario. I have the opportunity to see behind the set up of the event and it is one of the more interesting, good will based aspects of the whole democratic process. And unlike a Federal or Provincial election … read more »

Closer to 2011 than 2009 now. I don't say that morosely but I do think I like the four months before the middle of the year than the four right after. The build up and anticipation is the thing... and you forget all about the mugginess until its on you. But maybe this year will be different. Maybe …

You take the day off to see two power houses take each other on and it is a snooze fest. You take an early lunch to sneak a peak at an unlikely match between Italy and Slovakia and its a masterpiece. Bring on the knockout round. Bring on the need to win. Today's game was like the second period in … read more »

I don't know why this is so silly but maybe it's because I was a thoughtless college yute in the 1980s:  •  Today’s college students are 40-per-cent less empathetic than those of the 1980s and 1990s, says a University of Michigan study that analyzed the personality tests of 13,737 students over 30 …

It's not like I've had unkind thoughts about you, Gen X at 40, but with the busy beer blog, Twitter and Facebook I hardly have any time left. Heck, I haven't even checked my email accounts this morning. Plus I get up too late. You understand. Right? And it's not like I am all that clever before … read more »

I am actually sympathetic as my back is still stiff and wonky, having good days and bad. The screen narrows, flickers, gets wavy and even reboots of its own accord. Once upon a time, this would have been a source of anxiety. How would I pay for the replacement? How will I get along without … read more »

The middle brother's lot in life according to Facebook:  •  McLeod said ...  •  McLeod said nothing. He sighed, scowled and hunched his shoulders.  •  He retrieved a missing file and rewrote five headlines.  •  He inserted four nut graphs, corrected three errors, alerted City Desk to a breaking …