HiR:tb Toots (@warwalker)

Like the Giants/Bills Superbowl, only different

The State of New York is holding its breath tonight . Tomorrow, round 2 of the National Hockey League playoffs begins in earnest as the Number 1 seeded Sabres meet the 6th-ranked Rangers in what promises to be the most interesting of the two Eastern Conference semi-finals. Don’t worry, Connecticut, your big Empire State brother […]

The elephant in the room.

I have been trying very hard to think of something to write on any subject other than the recent deadly violence at Virginia Tech in the United States. Perhaps not surprisingly, though, I haven’t been able to avoid the subject; it feels inappropriate to me to try to write something light and humourous in the […]

Stupid Procrastinating Monkeys

Recently, I have been heard to argue that the “weather forecast” section of nightly newscasts should be replaced by a segment of more obvious practical utility to viewers – specifically, I have suggested that the weatherman make way for the monkey news.

First, as to the irrelevance of weather-related information. The fact is that […]

Ready, Set, Go.

I was sitting in front of the computer this morning earnestly typing an email. Spouse came in to the room and asked what I was “tippy-tapping” away at.

Me: I’m writing an email to Todd about how much of a person’s best creative work is typically done in his or her youth. In music, science […]