Bye Bye Student Loan

As of today, I no longer have a student loan. I know, it’s shocking that someone of my advanced age could still owe money for an education earned in the last century. My debt wasn’t even that big –I only incurred it during my post-graduate years in Toronto, and it was much smaller than the … More Bye Bye Student Loan

Signs of the Apocalypse

The cultural day of reckoning is fast approaching, people.  The signs are obvious.  North American Box Office – Top Grossing Movies 1.  Meet the Spartans 2.  Rambo North American DVD Rentals 1.  Good Luck Chuck 2.  Mr. Woodcock New York Times – Hardcover Non-Fiction Bestseller List 1.  Tom Cruise by Andrew Morton Nielsen Television Ratings 1.  … More Signs of the Apocalypse

Happy Birthday Dad

My dad would have turned 63 today.  I often wonder what he’d look like these days – I imagine a bit more white in his beard, and a few more laugh lines around his eyes.    When I was in my first year at Queen’s, I totally forgot his birthday.  It wasn’t until a week … More Happy Birthday Dad