Being one of the few people that are actually from Toronto, I find certain local attractions comforting because of a familiarity acquired during my own journey from childhood to adult (debatable). St. Lawrence Market, the Ex, the Beach, all are places I visit quite regularly and have since moving … [Read more...]
Ma
I remember when it was just the three of us. I was nine or 10, coming home at lunches or after school by myself because she had to work and my sister was doing new, teenage things. I remember her coming home, in her blouses and skirts, and hustling to make us dinners, meat loafs, mac and cheese, … [Read more...]
See you on the pitch!
Coach Jay. That's what the boys will call me on Monday and Thursday nights and on Saturday and Sunday mornings for the next two months. It is spring soccer season and this is my sixth session coaching Hud's team and my third coaching Tasman. For the next eight weeks, my life is riddled with mesh … [Read more...]
Make it right
I am consistently baffled by the never ending struggles of trying to raise a child to be a good person. Everyday a new, twisted piece of the puzzle is presented and I am left scratching my bulbous noggin and thinking what was he thinking, where did I go wrong and how can I quickly correct this. This … [Read more...]
Misty Water
One of my core beliefs in creating a valuable life is experiencing many different aspects and angles to create a rich tapestry of memories that can be reflected on later in life. Does that mean the rocking chair and stick whittling will include me thought bubbling the time when I was 42 and I had … [Read more...]
Strategy document
I look at parenting like a team. Not specifically in an us versus them mentality (no matter how combative it sometimes feels), but as an effort that takes a bit of strategy, lots of communication and sometimes pure, dumb luck to be successful. And like other teams, sometimes the members can disagree … [Read more...]
So Fresh and So Clean
So it finally happened. No, not the itching from my recent foray into hair removal. But my eldest son is starting to emerge from the hoodie and track pant culture to actually start to think about how he looks in other clothes! Huzzah! Oh wait, hoodies and track pants are … [Read more...]
Fuzzy wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy was he?
You know how when hear a specific song and it will immediately bring you back to a time and place leaving you with a warm feeling of whimsy and nostalgia? Well, I will never hear the song Telephone Line again by ELO without thinking about the gobs of warm wax being smeared on my perineum while I … [Read more...]
Barely there
I was going to write a long, effusive summary of a great trip to Chicago with my wife and without my two sons. On how great it was to reconnect in such a creative and fun city and how these little getaways, that seem to happen once every five years, actually make us appreciate the role we play in … [Read more...]
Carpet and drapes
Thursday April 26, 2012 5:00pm Fuzzbar. #nohairdownthere What the hell am I thinking? Stay tuned. … [Read more...]