Category Archives: Life (as is)

  Vancouver Canucks vs Ottawa Senators Scotiabank Place, Kanata, ON Nov. 11, 2010 Vancouver 6 – Ottawa 2 Hats off to the Sens organization for knowing how to stage a pre-game tribute without having it take forever (MLSE take note. … Continue reading →

[Recent exchange on Facebook] SUE: Why were you back in hospital Bill? BILL: Sue. After my last blog entry — Tales From Heart Land — I decided to try to stop boring people (and myself?) with details of my health … Continue reading →

What do you do when your body starts beeping? [Advance note: Feel free to add even a short Comment to let me know you were here. And if anyone makes it all the way through, let me know that as … Continue reading →

And other weekend sports highlights My son, who convinced me to start this blog, used to chide me when I’d post long Comments on Facebook. “Put them on your blog,” he’d say. “That’s what it’s for.” Of course the problem … Continue reading →

Recently, I posted the following comment on my Facebook page: A new father quoted the lyrics to John Lennon’s song Beautiful Boy here (on Facebook). Which reminded me of the night Lennon was shot dead in New York and the … Continue reading →

Well, typing that title is the first time I’ve used 2010 to indicate the current year. Probably underlines the fact I haven’t posted here since New Year’s Day. Sometimes I think I should just do what I’m doing now, just … Continue reading →

WHITE-KNUCKLE BOXING DAY I love a white Christmas. I love when the snow doesn’t come too early — like in November, or even October. I also love it when it comes early enough to avoid any last-minute worrying about a … Continue reading →

I know. I know. I’ve been warned for years, as have we all. Still, a moment of inattention is all it takes. Fortunately the computer virus I recently acquired was more bloody nuisance than anything destructive. Still, I’ll tell my … Continue reading →

Moments ago, I was standing at the kitchen sink running water for a sink-load of dishes left over from last night. As is my habit, I glanced out the window. I noticed that the light dusting of snow overnight had … Continue reading →

First, a flashback to Gaspé A while back I set up one of my favourite photos of the iconic Percé Rock as the wallpaper on my desktop PC. It was to get me in the mood for, and remind me … Continue reading →