My stated goal was to mow the lawn, but midway through, I found myself standing motionless, mind-be-dashed in my back yard, ear buds affixed in my aural passageways, caught in the midst of time travel...

In the middle of a play, yesterday, in my youngest son’s soccer game, a whistle went.

A gallery of rock legends -- Clapton, Zappa, Elton John, Grace Slick and more -- and their totally square, totally sweet parents.

Labour Day, 2026.

The day I nearly drank after sixteen years of sobriety

Far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has told TV interviewer Piers Morgan that he was “really, really terrified” after being detained by U.S. immigration officials.

Doug Kenney was a driving force behind National Lampoon magazine and its cocaine-fueled movies. His real life was less than hilarious.

Quick answer: Because bike shop guys are dicks.

Taking the dumbest bike ride of my life at 4 a.m. in St. Catharines, Ontario

I felt every kilometer I ever rode on my bike as I trudged up the iron stairs of the Eiffel Toward two weeks ago.

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Our day began at 6 a.m.

I am not a “Hey, let’s eat out on the patio!” kind of guy when I go out for a meal.

The bogey in the room upon arriving in France was jet lag.

Though chaotic, the city’s transition has become a global role model

Truism: You can’t miss in Paris.

We planned to do an evening Seine cruise to see the Eiffel Tower illuminated, last night, but instead turned in early so we’d be ready for the Palace of Versailles today.

We returned to Samuel Beckett country this morning.

Living in our little fifth floor roost in Paris is somewhat like Swiss Family Robinson; a minimalist’s dream and utter confusion to luggage-laden North Americans.

Morning interlude:

After moving to our new AirBNB this morning, we regrouped and then headed out on foot to see the Picasso exhibition at National Museum Picasso-Paris.

Moving day in Paris. It was our last morning in our first AirBNB unit in Paris, so I took the opportunity to go around the neighbourhood a take some picture, and even shot video. Moving is always s…

August 6 in Paris was a bright, cool, beautiful day and I could think of no better place to begin this day than in a cemetery. Cimetière du Père-Lachaise. According to the Ultimate Source of Truth …

Today was my wife’s Super Bowl. As long as I’ve known her — since December 1998 — she is the art student who wanted to visit the Louvre. Today, she visited the Louvre, and t…

There is no question — travel is energizing and enlightening, but it is also an endurance contest. Today we visited Sacré-Cœur Basilica of Montmartre, as well as the Salvador Dali museum. Wit…

Today we walked up to the second platform on the Eiffel Tower. That is 674 steps up and then 674 steps down. I am not good with heights, but this was an opportunity not to be missed. We had a reall…

Late start on Sunday, jet lag hung about the place like a laggard demon, shackling us all with fatigue and an unshakable cotton-headed lethargy. Still, we pressed on, making our first foray to the …

Flawless flight on Air Canada from Toronto Pearson Airport into Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport on July 31/August 1. There is no avoiding the eternal bogey of jet lag, though I manage…

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