I get email
I sometimes get emails from people who think I’m Gary Roberts the (former) hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Today I got one from the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Read More I get email2012
Coffee and people
I love my local coffee shop, where I sit and read as two guys on my right argue passionately in Russian, a little old lady sips tea on her own and glances sharply over the top of her newspaper at the two guys arguing, and an ochre-robed Buddhist monk serenley sips an espresso as he…
Read More Coffee and peopleNeil
“Hi, my name’s Neil!” says the guy, loudly, as he turns the corner right in front of me and moves into my way. I’m walking home from work, it’s just after 5 p.m. and starting to get dark. The temperature is 4°, unseasonably warm for January—a nice night to walk home. I have to stop…
Read More NeilCorrado’s barbershop
Adam is sitting in the steel and leather barber’s chair, his back to the small table displaying the tools of his trade and the large mirror on the wall, as he talks to an older guy seated across from him. The mirror competes for wall space with a number of vintage Playboy pin-up posters, the edges of…
Read More Corrado’s barbershopThe Bubbly Virgin
New Year’s Eve, Franco and me sitting at the Old York bar while Graham the bartender has me serving champers… Graham: “Get a good grip. That’s it.” Me: “Like this?” “Yeah. Now move it gently. Gently! That’s it. Keep going, pull it slowly.” “I hope I’m doing this right.” “Mmm, that’s nice, you got it. Yes. It’s coming.…
Read More The Bubbly Virgin