Entries from July 2010

Friday, July 9th, 2010

The Chosen One

The entire neighbourhood piled into The Rail for LeBron’s momentous announcement last night. I was caught up in the fury, desperate to hear the words of the “Chosen One”. CNN began a countdown around 8pm and the tension was palpable.
A paunchy businessman slurred conspiratorially, this is it, he’s gonna announce how to plug that damn [...]

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

I’m Still Standing…Well, Sitting In A Moderately Upright Position…

After a vacation every serious reveller feels the need for, well, a vacation. I’m exhausted but still standing after ripping through the Big Smoke in the accompaniment of my visiting family. The itinerary included the Island, the Zoo, a Blue Jays game, an amazing night watching Toronto FC, tons of World Cup soccer on the [...]