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I did a bunch of things

I’m taking a brief break from the Ask Me Anything series to tell you that at 7:50 this morning, my favourite son will turn 30 years old. (He’d still be my favourite even if I had more than one, but I probably wouldn’t say it out loud.)

It doesn’t seem all that long ago that I […]

I got the snake

Last night GC and I went for dinner at my son and his girlfriend’s place. James made a delicious chile in the slow cooker. One of the best chiles I’ve ever tasted, actually. And Shelby made chocolate chip cookies, which she was just taking out of the oven as we arrived.

They have four pets, so […]

Eating bugs

I’m listening to an NPR health podcast, and it just mentioned that some lots of Similac baby formula have been recalled because of insects and larvae found in it.

This reminded me of when my son was in the fourth grade at Connaught Public School. He also attended the school’s After-Four program every day.

One evening […]

James grew up

Happy Birthday James

Today’s my son’s birthday. He’s a Libra just like me, and in Chinese astrology he’s a Dog, just like me. He was born on his due date, which only happens with 10% of all babies. He’s 27 years old – the same age Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain […]