Elizabeth Taylor died today at the age of 79. She was a movie star, yes. But she was also a person to be admired. She was an AIDS activist, and a true survivor; in her career, in her terms of her health, and in her personal life. Here’s a little tribue to Elizabeth Taylor narrated [...]
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People ask me all the time what it is I do for a living. If I say I’m a writer, they ask when my next novel is coming out. While I do like to write creatively in my spare time, that’s not what I do for a living. When I say I’m not that sort [...]
READ MORE »Palmer takes food quite seriously, considering he eats the same thing most of the time. It’s important to pick the perfect kibble bit. And eating directly out of the bowl isn’t an option for this classy fellow. Carpet only, perhaps to ensure mom brings out his nemesis – the vacuum monster – to play on [...]
READ MORE »I’m just going to say it, I think the entire East coast is nuts. How is it that every winter there’s some sort of panic when more than 1 cm of snow falls? People on the news are acting like it’s armageddon. They won’t leave their homes, schools are closed, businesses are closed… Earth to [...]
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I joined the good folks at EBA for a trip to Niagra falls just before the new year. Although I’m Canadian, and an avid traveller, the closest I’ve ever been to the Falls was reading the Joyce Carol Oats novel. I’m glad I went. While I can’t say it’s my new primary vacation destination, I [...]
READ MORE »In a sad and horrific twist of fate, the body of 27 year old Matthew Besner was found in the Lachine canal this morning. If you want updated information, check out La Presse. I find the Gazette’s reporting on this subject loose on facts, and borderline disrespectful (they posted a YouTube video of Police examining [...]
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If you live in Montreal, please join the search for Matthew Besner, who dissapeared this weekend. Evidently he was at l’Orignale, a trendy Montreal eatery, Saturday night and went outside for a smoke. He never came back. While I don’t personally know Matthew Besner, we do have at least 10 mutual friends, so I can [...]
READ MORE »My pups blow off some steam in the living room when it’s too cold to play outside. Notice how Luca, the wheaten, who is four times as big as Palmer, adjusts herself so they’re equal playmates. Love my puppies!
READ MORE »“A friend took me to the most amazing place the other day. It’s called the Augusteum. Octavian Augustus built it to house his remains. When the barbarians came they trashed it a long with everything else. The great Augustus, Rome’s first true great emperor. How could he have imagined that Rome, the whole world as [...]
READ MORE »That’s one way to make a point! Zach Galifianakis chats about Prop 19 on Bill Maher’s show.
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