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Psst . . . wanna buy a house?

A few years ago, myself and Melanie tried to escape the big city of Toronto for the quiet BC wilderness of Kelowna (which is a city in itself, but you know what I mean.) Kelowna was nice (kinda) and the friends we met and family we crashed with were all great...

The beautiful pain in my back

So I’m there on Friday evening, the cable freshly installed and one game already watched, preparing to go to Book Expo on the Saturday when I turn and CRACK! Blinding pain shoots through my back and it’s all I can do to lower myself to the hardwood floor....

The beautiful game in my head

vs Unless you’ve been living in the shed at the back our yard (with the racoon family that currently resides there), you are well aware that tomorrow marks the beginning of an incredibly important and massive event of worldwide cultural significance....

What the frog saw

Last weekend, I was visiting friends and family in my hometown. It was a great chance to get out of the city and relax in the flower-filled wonder that is my mom’s garden. She had just finished telling Melanie and myself about the little frog that had recently...

Fruit of the Loom fails Buncrana

Last night, I landed on an old TV treat of mine: Out of Ireland. Each week, Out of Ireland showcases the latest news from Ireland and I like watching it to reminisce about my five years living in Belfast. The news stories are usually filled with names of politicians I...