The Bookless Club

We had spent the day at the park, looking at the sqwacks and sqwans when he went boom, got an owie, resulting in a trip to the hoppitable for snitches. To make everything better, the… Read More »SQWACKS, SQWANS, SOCCER

Who doesn’t love a bargain? I have a membership to the Vancouver Aquarium. Membership pays for itself within two visits. The Aquarium sweetens the pot by adding special features. My membership let me take advantage… Read More »WRONGFULLY TICKETED

It was a weekday afternoon. Unexceptional in many ways, except for that Margaret was spending it in the Emergency department at Vancouver General Hospital. No one likes having to go to Emerg but the smallest… Read More »COP COMMENDATION

Another holiday is approaching. And you know what that means. Another dip into the family gene pool. Relatives! In particular, cousins. Growing up, you had, what?  Probably like a dozen cousins, right? Cousins that you… Read More »RELATIVELY REMOVED

You’ll leave the milk out. The basement door wide open. When the call comes, you’ll drop everything and run. Ambulance and mom are words you’d rather never have any association. Such things, however, are inevitable.… Read More »MOM

“Lateness happened to me.” That, I’m told, is the idiomatic expression used by the Japanese when arriving at an appointment later than anticipated. It’s kind of perfect, isn’t it? I mean, the oddest things can… Read More »TIME ZONES – PERSONAL AND GLOBAL

Some things leave a big impression. Some things you remember all your life. You know what really knocked my socks off? The Winged Victory of Samothrace. If you’ve ever been to the Louvre Museum in… Read More »GALLERIES, MUSEUMS AND MORE

It seemed like the perfect gift for a four year old. It was a piggy bank. A piggy bank in the shape of a dinosaur. And not just any dinosaur but the marquee player of… Read More »BYE-BYE PIGGY BANK

So, what are you doing this Sunday? Yeah, it’s that Sunday – Super Bowl Sunday. I know it’s considered, maybe not ours, but America’s biggest unofficial holiday, but you can still count on people asking… Read More »SUPER DUPER BOWL

The western world is falling behind. Current statistics bemoan the literacy and numeracy rates of the younger generation.   But here’s something else to worry about. I’m going to call it potteracy rates. Yes, I’m making… Read More »DIAPER CHANGE