A couple of hours ago, I finished my first ever marathon, and while I wouldn’t go so far as to say that I loved the experience, it certainly was an experience, and when running your first marathon, what better one to do than the Paris Marathon? I can think of worse ways to pass the …
Yesterday I ran the Paris Half Marathon, and while I huffed and puffed and dragged myself through 21.1 kilometres of beautiful city roads, I occupied myself with primarily two thoughts. The first was the realization that running a race through the streets of Paris is a special kind of torture, because everywhere you look, there are …
No, this isn’t some arrested development yearning for a lost childhood, nor is this one of those nostalgia trips where people idolize the past through rose tinted glasses. To be clear, I don’t want to be five years old again. I just wish we lived in a world where the rules of kindergarten still reigned …
Every December the broadcast networks air their mid-season finales, cable shows wrap up their current seasons, and the television landscape becomes a barren wasteland of holiday specials and endless repeats of Christmas movies. While this programming may help people get into the festive mood, there’s only so many times I can watch a young boy …
Back in September, I wrote about how much I love watching a new television season unfold, because I find it fascinating to see which shows are instant hits and which shows are yanked off the schedule after only a couple of episodes have aired. This season has been surprising on many levels, primarily because it …
It is hard to be so far away from my country in times of grief, and after the tragic events of the past several weeks, Canada has much to grieve. The Remembrance Day ceremonies at the National War Memorial in Ottawa promise to be a somber and emotional affair this year, and although I am …
Before I set off on this crazy Parisian adventure, I made the decision to be open to new experiences, and when offered the chance to try something new, I would always say yes. It would be my own personal version of the film Yes Man, but without the manic Jim Carrey shenanigans that could potentially …