Personal Life

My Friend Joe

I’ve written about Joe before.  We go back about a dozen years, or so.  Joe had leukemia and wanted his birth family to get tested to see if they might be matches and could potentially provide him with life-saving marrow.  They refused.  That’s how we got to know each other.   His story appeared in the Hamilton Spectator, my talk show producer Peggy and I were bowled over by it and we gave him a call.  The rest is history.  …

Move In Day

If you’ve ever been to a trade show, say, the auto show or a boat show, you probably haven’t even thought about what it takes to get all of those vehicles indoors, safely, efficiently and without any crashes or catastrophes.  …

Kit-sanity!

I don’t want to leave the impression that spending the night in Lucan at the home of Sir William the kitten was a chore.  It was not.  I would do just about anything for my friends, the humans belonging to this feline.  But I think it was a lesson from the Great Gazoo. …

Machu Picchu

My brother sent these photos from Machu Picchu, Peru last night and they were so spectacular, I had to share them.  His trip south will continue as soon as some bike parts arrive but for now, he’s touring the area and yesterday he went through the Incan ruins. …

My Brother and Our Differences

As you may know, my brother, my only sibling,  is on a solo motorcycle trip to South America. He has had some pretty amazing adventures through incredible scenery like active volcanos and skinny, winding roads alongside huge cliffs.  He’s not the kind of guy who stays at the Ritz and closes himself off from life.  His goal is to experience as much local colour as possible and that includes taking some gastronomical gallops through territory so far uncharted by most North American tummies.  …