A story my expensive watch…
A few months ago, my wife decided to get me an expensive watch. Until then, I had not owned a watch of any significant value. I had been considering buying a new watch since the two I had were looking…
A few months ago, my wife decided to get me an expensive watch. Until then, I had not owned a watch of any significant value. I had been considering buying a new watch since the two I had were looking…
At first, I thought that there had been an accident. As I inched my way up the line to the police officer with the flashlight, I realized that I was caught in a RIDE spot check – an Ontario sobriety…
Charlie Gard passed away on July 28, 2017. Click here to read Charlie Gard, an epilogue. My original post is shown below. By the time you read this post, Charlie Gard may have been taken off life-support. Pope Francis and…
From the perspective of a Torontonian… I am not sure when it happened. I first realized it while I was sitting in a restaurant in Kerala, India. “I am ready to go home,” I told my wife as we were…
My mobile phone buzzes, cajoling me to pick it up. I look up at the clock on the cable set-top box, the time is 11:32 PM. I ignore the phone and go back to the TV. It’s Friday night, I…
My foray into minimalism I want to make sure that I don’t come through as a fake as I write this post. Minimalism, as a lifestyle, is not something that I have ever consciously aspired to. If anything, I would be…
Whether you are a rider or a driver, bike lanes can get you into trouble The shrill sound of the bicycle bells made me slam on the brake. I was in my car, turning right from Yonge Street onto King Street,…
I sit sipping coffee at my cousin’s 54th-floor condo that overlooks the Chicago Navy Pier. For a second, I consider making myself a Mimosa from the well-stocked bar but quickly reject the idea. It’s not noon yet. Need to stay disciplined,…
There’s a ski slope inside a mall in Dubai while there’s a beach inside a mall in Edmonton! The Fifty Fifty Club was formed during the winter of 2006, in Edmonton, Alberta. I am the founder of the club. It’s an…
The fashion show broke out as I was working on my blog post. I was on a Vistadome train heading back to Cusco from Machu Picchu, Peru. One minute the cabin crew was serving us food and drinks, the next,…