The world didn’t end in 2012. Some might say that the signs of the impending apocalypse are coming based on some of the events that happened this year and they might continue to build as the years come, regardless of what the Mayan’s supposedly predicted. Whatever happens, we only really … Continue reading
Category Archives: My Life
My Idea of Christmas (music)
One of my favourite things about Christmas every year is the Christmas music. Growing up, during the Christmas season, the radio was on almost all the time and Christmas songs would get played in there quite often so I got to know a lot of them. A few have stuck … Continue reading
The Christmas Insanity!
Every year around this time comes the discussion of when is an appropriate time to start preparing for Christmas. Before Halloween is crazy, before Remembrance Day is inappropriate and before December is too early. Moving beyond whether you think Christmas is too commercialized or you don’t celebrate it, how early … Continue reading
This is Halloween
One of the stories I occasionally tell in relation to Halloween is that one time it snowed a few days before so it was a White Halloween. This year it was a wet one. While traditions and holidays and routines constantly change, Halloween is perhaps one of the few annual … Continue reading
Martini
This past weekend, Adam and I hosted our very first martini party. Following several gatherings we’ve had since moving to the Stanley Place house last year, this was the first one that actually required a lot of prep work. The most important thing was getting the martini glasses but it … Continue reading
Comic Books and Graphic Novels
So I’ve gone and done it. I’ve made the plunge into the world of comics! Not that I’ve never read comics before. Every kid who grew up in the 80s and 90s read comics to some degree. For me, it was an assortment of Archie and the occasional Teenage Mutant … Continue reading