On Sunday, I drove to Longueil to pick up a former classmate, JF, then travelled onwards to Rougement, Quebec — a mecca for apples. His extended family there, Maurice and Lorraine, awaited us, a Quebec flag flying proudly in the yard. They own an orchard that extends a good hundred metres before giving way to [...]
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Apples
Posted in Montreal, aimless musing, tagged Atwater Market, cortland, Little Burgundy, spartan on September 30, 2008 | No Comments »
Life is not a reality show
Posted in politics, tagged Pierre Trudeau, Sarah Palin, Stephen Harper on September 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
For almost two decades, Canada was led by an intelligent and principled leader, who faced national crises bigger than any than those we’ve seen since, and who left behind institutions that will far outlive him. Although enormously popular in his day, he did not pander to the public to win his popularity. He had the [...]
I’m just a hustler
Posted in Blind Spot, freelance, writing, tagged Altec Lansing, hustler on September 16, 2008 | No Comments »
My washing machine sounds like the artillery brigade of a small army, hammering away at the enemy lines. The floor vibrates, the bullet sounds reverberate off the walls; for twenty minutes, it sounds like a war zone in here. This is my office. This is now where I do all my work. It is a [...]
Neighbourhood stroll
Posted in aimless musing, tagged Mina on September 13, 2008 | No Comments »
How happy are you allowed to be after a death in the family? Sure, I wasn’t related to Mina the cat, but it nevertheless felt like the loss of a presence very close to me. The other night, after too many beers, I became very disconsolate indeed, and boo-hooed by my lonely self, and wished [...]
Representation
Posted in freelance, writing, tagged Blind Spot on September 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I now have an agent for my writing — well, at least for my novel, Blind Spot. I was contacted by Bliss Literary Agency last week. After a follow up phone call to Los Angeles, where the agency is located, business was discussed and terms were clarified, and a contract is now winging its way [...]
In memory of
Posted in Montreal, aimless musing, cat, tagged cat health, Mina on September 3, 2008 | No Comments »
When we returned from Ontario, Mina - my little SPCA kitten - was sick. She was vomiting, lethargic, not herself. We took her to the vet. Two days later, she was diagnosed with panleukopenia . This virus is one of the worst things a kitten can get. It does horrible things to the intestines, makes the [...]
I am still here
Posted in aimless musing, tagged Ontario on September 2, 2008 | No Comments »
It has been a horrible week. I have not been able to muster the energy for this blog, but I hope to return to it very soon. Meanwhile, it’s sunny and hot in Montreal — which at the very least is a bit of a salve to my battered spirits. Today Monika and I walked [...]
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