February 14th. Valentine’s Day. 7:21 p.m. And I feel anything but love … for Crizzle. I am steps away from the corner of Rumsey and Parkhurst, with Jerry-the-neurotic-wonder-dog, when I am anti-lovestruck. Crizzle rolls up …more
February arrived and so did spring, it seemed. On one of these unseasonably warm days I made my way along Bayview to the Leaside Observation Deck. Yep. Lit’s front window. And it is here I …more
For this issue I was all set to tell you why February is one of my favourite months, rich with celebrations and affirmations, like Black History Month and Chinese New Year’s. But there are also …more
I dragged my left foot along the ground as I headed toward Lit Coffee shop at Millwood. It was deliberate. I was cursing, internally of course. People were staring. Step. Drag. Step. Drag. The object …more
On Nov. 2, 1944, a British Halifax bomber returning from a raid over Dusseldorf, Germany was shot down and crashed outside the Belgian village of Jalhay, east of Liege. The seven crew members (six Canadians …more
Ah, Thanksgiving. It’s like a dress rehearsal for the big show – December. And by dress rehearsal, I really mean “stress test.” And so it was this past Thanksgiving, as I walked down Bayview. There …more
Picture this: Service Ontario and a diagnostic clinic waiting room. An alien student doing their final year thesis, “The Behaviour and Temperament of the Blue Planet Animal Self-Identifying as Human,” need only to beam down …more
It’s Sunday. I’ve decided to make it a lazy day. The weeds in the driveway will have to get pulled next week. The hedge can keep reminding my neighbours how I’m not holding up my …more
Some Leaside Life columnists’ articles seem to generate a lot of interest – and letters to the editor. We certainly always appreciate fan mail, but we also appreciate the odd brickbat when we haven’t gotten …more
The first time my neck froze was years ago, while driving. I signaled to make a lane change, looked over my shoulder to check my blind spot like a good Young Driver’s graduate and that’s …more
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