We pick up our story from when we last saw the earnest and magnificently maned Canadian prime minister. President Trump had just dropped a bomb on him. He was planning a takeover of Canada, hostile or otherwise. “Listen, my friend,” said Trump. “I know what you’re thinking but it makes sense. The Canadian economy is in […]
A few things I wish someone had told me about sex, romance, love, relationships, partnerships, marriage
I’ve made a million mistakes as a parent but I hope on balance I’ve been a worthy example of a human being. That got me thinking about some things I could have benefited from learning a lot sooner than I finally did. Here are a few of them. 1 — If you think someone completes […]
Magic Portal to Skinny, New You Is Full of Tongue, Teeth and Stuff
Wouldn’t it be great to lose weight without giving up any of your delicious favourite foods or grunting and sweating through hours of tedious exercise? It turns out, the magic gateway to the slim and sexy you has been right under your nose all along. That’s right. Now you can Talk Yourself Thin™ using the […]
Lightfoot doc: As clean, powerful as one of his songs
I walked out into the early evening air, with an achin’ in my heart, after seeing “Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind.” No pockets full of sand; just a rising melancholy over the injustice of age. He had the voice, the look, the musicianship, the poetry and the obsessive work ethic. Why […]
Of Rainbow Railroads, Dragons, and Toronto the Good
“There’s nothing more powerful than a good story,” says Tyrion Lannister, saving his skin in the series finale of Game of Thrones with a speech about the power of stories to unite people. A bit self-serving, certainly, not just because it saved his life but more so because it was delivered by an actor, on […]
Golf and Marriage: Don’t let your new husband use my clubs
About 30 years ago — the same year I took up marriage — I started playing golf. Today I shot a 122. For those unfamiliar with golf scoring but who know how to keep score in marriage, let me put it this way. Today I left every toilet seat up, forgot our anniversary and […]
Trump Does Canada, Final Chapter – The End Game
We pick up our story from when we last saw the earnest and magnificently maned Canadian prime minister. President Trump had just dropped a bomb on him. He was planning a takeover of Canada, hostile or otherwise. “Listen, my friend,” said Trump. “I know what you’re thinking but it makes sense. The Canadian economy is in […]
Trump’s “no right” complaint proves he doesn’t know the U.S. Constitution
Donald Trump proved Khizr Kahn’s point about the candidate’s lack of familiarity — and respect — for the United States Constitution. Mr. Trump said Mr. Khan has “no right” to say publicly that Mr. Trump hasn’t read the Constitution. Two points of fact: — the First Amendment of the Constitution guarantees Mr. Kahn that right, […]
Trump Does Canada Part 2 – Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Three months into President Trump’s first term, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends the first official meeting of the two leaders, in the White House Oval Office. Media wags dubbed it the Blow-Dry Summit. The president chuckled to himself the first time he read that. Yeah, hair today, gone tomorrow, pretty boy, he thought. “Mr. […]
Sophie’s Husband’s Choice Part I, The Secret Agent
“You betcha,” said Vice President Sarah Palin, rising from her chair in the Oval Office. “You can count on me, Mr. President.” Barely a month into his term, President Donald Trump had just brought his new vice president in on the first of what he promised the American people would be a steady stream of […]
Trump and Clinton, separated at birth?
By Geoffrey Rowan Maybe, but not that Clinton. Donald Trump has an 18th-century doppelganger in George Clinton, a former New York governor and vice president. The engineered hair and jowly profile hint at the sameness of the two, but there are many other similarities. In the French-Indian War (1754-1763), Clinton served as a privateer — a […]