I went to Stogie’s funeral today. More formally known as Wayne Campbell, Stogie succumbed to prostate cancer on Saturday at the age of 62. He outlived his prognosis by three years, which surprised nobody. Stogie was a fighter. He was tough.

Although I believe we originally met decades ago at the Alex Hotel, I knew Stogie […]

Yesterday we went all the way to Kilmarnock, which is near Merrickville, to pick apples, only to discover that the apple orchard closed two weeks ago. So we came back to Ottawa and went apple picking in the Parkdale Market instead. (Later we made apple cake. Yum.)

Afterwards we went down to Chez Lucien’s in the […]

I wanted to post a video clip of my wasp extermination, but in the end there was nothing to see. Instead, there was a series of miscommunications and embarrassments.

Here’s how it unfolded:

1. Two weeks ago my neighbour, Brian, pointed out the wasps. They were nesting right next to his parking space, in a wooden […]

I almost didn’t recognize my old friend Mike when I ran into him on Somerset Street this morning. That’s because every single time I’ve seen him in the last twelve years, he’s had his dog, Ebony, with him. Today he was alone, and we were practically colliding by the time I recognized him.

“Hey,” I said, […]