As I was writing about our recent mini Vacation, I remembered another one we had a couple of weeks ago. But it got lost between my week of Woo-Woo and my Fringe posts. We missed the first weekend of the Hamilton Fringe because we were camping. With our friends, Ken and Ramona Mitchell. Who are…
There’s not enough communion in this fast-paced world of ours. We’re so busy running around and doing nothing important. When’s the last time you had a chat with friends? Just talking about life and what’s important? Do we even know what’s important anymore? We’re glued to our phones. We’re scrolling our apps. We do this…
A friend at work became a parent this week. Or rather, the baby was born this week. I guess they became a parent as soon as the baby was conceived. I was thinking about the advice I would give to new parents… Pay attention! Your little person is only a little person for a short…
In another post, I wondered if I got into National Theatre School to meet Richard Pochinko. Let me amend that. Richard Pochinko’s ideas were the main thing I was supposed to LEARN at NTS. They’ve percolated in my brain for years. And I regret not looking him up in Toronto and training more with him…
Some of the weird things that have happened to me are the things that didn’t happen. What do I mean? Years ago, I dropped my daughter off at day care. I was heading to my car when I got an overwhelming feeling that I was going to die. It’s hard to explain. But I felt…
Sometimes you just need a break. And it doesn’t need to be a week or two. Even a day or two is enough. In a pinch an hour or two might be enough. Deb said that we should treat last weekend like a vacation. So, we did. We went to Stratford on…
I have never understood some people’s disgust or discomfort with public breastfeeding. It’s natural. It’s beautiful. It’s amazing. A mother can feed their child with their own body. Awesome! Most humans throughout history were breastfed. It’s normal. There’s nothing obscene about it. And it’s not sexual. For goodness sakes. It’s one of those weird North…
Not everyone is meant to be a parent. Some people want to be one, but it doesn’t work out for them. Some people don’t want to be one, but they become parents anyway. I always wanted to be a parent. It’s not like I dreamed of being a dad or anything. But I always knew…
One of the things I hate about doing a show is checking for friends after the performance. When the applause ends, the actors leave the stage. And we get out of our costumes and make up. If you know that you had family or friends in the audience, you get changed quickly. Otherwise, you can…
Deb and I have been married for almost 36 years. We share the same opinions about many things. But we don’t think alike. This amazes me. We play some word games like Wordle, Connections, and Strands. They are individual games we play on our phones. But we share our results. And it’s clear that our…
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