Dec 10 2011
For the record, I am not a good skater. I’m actually pretty crap at it, but I will give it a try every now and then. Today El Franco went down to the lake shore’s Harbourfront Centre Natrel Rink for a practice session—he’s taking hockey lessons right now—and I tagged along for the ride, skates in hand. …
Dec 06 2011
El Franco had his skates on him as we walked to work this morning. The city’s outdoor rinks are now open and he’s going to be on the ice honing his hockey skating skills after work. The weather’s still unseasonably mild, although we did have some crappy sleety stuff happening for a while last night, …
Oct 13 2011
If you’re dropping by from PZ Myers’ blog Pharyngula, after he posted my article on why I’m an atheist, then welcome! And this is where I’d originally posted that article back in 2009.
Sep 10 2011
The early September sunshine creeps across the table top in the back yard. The sound of tennis from the court in the park beyond the fence lends a vacation feel to the day as I sit outside reading, enjoying the warmth and the story. Light aircraft circle overhead, probably having taken off from Toronto Islands …
Sep 01 2011
This is a piece I had written some time ago, as an assignment for a creative writing class, and I thought I’d post it here. I had used a small part of it once before, in an earlier post, but now here’s the full version: *** The first thing I noticed as I opened the …
I was born in England, spent part of my childhood in Zambia and eventually immigrated to Canada. This is a blog about the news and events in my life, my interests in politics, religion, human rights, science, reason, and the odd post here and there about my cats.
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