Reflections

One Saturday morning about fifteen years ago, Tracy and I were sitting at the kitchen table having coffee. I don’t remember what we were talking about and, for the purposes of this tale, it doesn’t really matter. Suffice it to say — the house was quiet, all three kids were still asleep, and we were […]

It’s become an annual tradition in our house to pick a day, usually during the Christmas holiday break, to watch all three Lord Of The Rings movies back-to-back. And not just the plain ol’ theater release versions. The extra-long directors cuts. Eleven hours and twenty-two minutes from start to finish. A full two hours and

When I was in grade school, I was deeply into wild animals, especially the big cats. Tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards, and cheetahs. In Grade Nine, I even got it into my head that when I grew up, I would start a zoo with an eye toward breeding and releasing the cats into the wild to

Christmas in July was something that I was thinking about doing with these posts this year…and just never got there in July. <shrug> It’s been one of those years — so much to do, so little time. But I figure, this is my blog/email list/newsletter. I can post Christmas in July pretty much anytime I

My wife, Tracy and I had three cats. Pippin (age 16), Merry (age 14*), and Strider (age 10).  *(Merry is no longer with us. I talked about that in this post.) I grew up with dogs and didn’t like cats even into adulthood. They always seemed aloof and uninteresting to me. Well, I have learned

In North America, a big deal is made out of high school graduation. Even more so now than when I graduated high school. Sometimes limos and tuxedos are even rented. The pomp and circumstance has reached incredible proportions. And I get that. Always important to celebrate a milestone in someone’s life. Having sat through the

One night, a few years ago, we were all cleaning up after supper one night. Being the cook, I got to just sit and watch all of this unfold. Tracy was making the kids’ school lunches along with Matthew. Kate was washing dishes and Terry was drying. All three kids were teenagers complete with raging

It’s been a pretty significant week for me. One of those weeks that has led to a lot of introspection on my part. So, if you’ll bear with me. I’m going to try and sort it all out here. I suspect that this is going to be a long one, so maybe get yourself a

In September of 2009, High Impact Wrestling Canada (HIW) changed venues in Regina, Saskatchewan. They went from the German Club to the Victoria Club and were doing a double-shot (two shows in a row) there the last Friday and Saturday of every month. The Victoria Club is a private club with a bar/rec room on

When I was younger, one of the things I always looked forward to was going to visit my granny.  Mary Agnes Posey. She was one of my favorite people ever.  I loved spending time with her.  She always had great stories to tell and I could listen to her endlessly.  (Maybe that’s where my love

  At the end of his autobiography, Pure Dynamite, Tom “Dynamite Kid” Billington said: “I’ll be honest, when I started out wrestling as the Dynamite Kid all those years ago, I had no idea things would end up the way they did. But I’d do it all again. I wouldn’t change a thing. Which I know

My wife and I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is only 8 days away from one of the most significant days of the year for us: February 22nd. February 22nd is my birthday. February 22nd is my wife’s birthday. February 22nd is the day we met. February 22nd is our wedding anniversary. We’ve both