It Happened to Me

Would you be able to perform this simple household repair?

Between getting ready for Hurricane Irma, which is headed our way in a couple of days and is threatening to…

9 years ago

I had to disavow the Nazis. Why can’t the president?

That’s me on the right, on Thursday, January 26, 2017, celebrating the acquisition of my permanent resident status in the…

9 years ago

Our green card interview

Last Thursday — January 26, 2017 — I acquired permanent resident status in the United States, colloquially known as “getting my…

10 years ago

My take on last night’s election results

I moved from Canada for her... ...and I’m staying for the same reason. My plan for these soon-to-be interesting times is simple:…

10 years ago

This week’s “duct tape fixes EVERYTHING” experience

  Nearly eight years ago, I started using a CPAP (pronounced "SEE-pap") machine while sleeping. I have sleep apnea, which I wrote…

11 years ago

Consolation Fries (or: The Non-Date That Went Tragicomically Wrong)

Update: Tom from the story reminded me that there's an epilogue, so I included it. It's been ages since I've…

13 years ago

Pictures from the Past Fortnight

The past couple of weeks have been busy ones, what with heading out for barbecue, winning a little computer after…

14 years ago

How I Became the Accordion Guy

Summer 1998: A Gift from My Friend Rob In the late summer of 1998, I was chatting with my friend…

15 years ago

My Hospital Week

The Weekend Before Be warned: this is a long article. Go get yourself a drink first. Maybe I caught “The…

16 years ago

Five Evenings Out

Friday: TheBizMedia’s Holiday Party Last Friday night, I went to over to TheBizMedia’s holiday party downtown. I met Guy Gal…

16 years ago