People tell you that time will pass quickly. One day you’ll look back and wonder how life moved…
Guy time
After a week of feeling discombobulated, sleep deprived and basically like a zombie with an…
Discombobulated
Discombobulated is a good word. I like it. It describes me quite well in the days following…
Gala
Once a year the Carpenter and I get dressed up fancy and go out. Together. In public. Our annual…
Snow daze
Most people enjoy snow days like the one we had this week (and the week before, and the week before…
Windshield
Writer’s block is real. My current life is uneventful. The Carpenter hasn’t provided any…
Like vs. love
Happy Valentine’s Day to all you lovers out there. I am writing this column before…
Love, laugh, heal
You learn a lot about your family when you aren’t well enough to take care of them, like just how…
Hungry Heart
I was 10 years old when Bruce Springsteen released that hit single. The impression it made on me…
My promise
I didn’t make any New Year’s resolutions. I prefer my failures to be more random, less…
Dear 2019
Dear 2019, I realize you aren’t a person, more like a metaphysical concept, so let’s not get…
Post-Christmas syndrome
Post-Christmas syndrome is a thing. I have it. It’s the realization that the best holiday on the…
Fergus Santa
I met up with Santa Claus at a coffee shop in downtown Fergus a few weeks ago. He was holding court…
Merry flirting
The censorship of the holiday song Baby, it’s Cold Outside has me a little heated. Before I…
Bohemians
If I contributed anything of value to my children’s gene pool, I know it is a profound love of…