Game Day ·
Saturday night’s sticks flew, blood flowed and two men a generation apart came together. It was ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
My grandfather and I didn’t have much in common until hockey brought the two of us close to one another. I was done with college and moved to his home in Sutton; a small town off of the southern shores of Lake Simcoe. Opa, German for Grandfather, became the dominant male figure in my life, my Dad having passed on.
Dinner had to be served by six p.m. ...
Every morning when I wake up, my first thoughts are of the kids. What do they need to wear today, which child has what activity, what projects do they have due, and is it a bath night? I have all these thoughts racing through my head as I get all eleven of them up for the day.
I have one son who is a Freshman in college, and terrified to drive. He is perfectly content to let Mom drop him off and pick him up from school. The two in high school are a Freshman (son) and ...
Good or bad, we will all walk away with something. Regardless of whether it’s a loss or a gain we will never be the same person again.
April, 2007, my family and I went through one tough experience that took every ounce of our strength and every inch of our faith to survive. I have to say that this was the most emotionally draining time my family and I had gone through.
At birth, my sister Karen had a tiny hole in her heart. The doctors said not to panic and that she would eventually outgrow it. My parents ...
One bright sunny day, at age 18, Barry Shainbaum stood at a bus stop in his hometown of Hamilton with a guitar in his hand. As he got on the bus, he had a premonition that he was somehow leaving.
Shortly after, standing in his girlfriend’s living room, he experienced a mental breakdown.
Two days later, he awoke from a long sleep to see his mother sitting beside his bed in the psychiatric ward of a local hospital.
“You’re sick, and you will be for the rest of your life,” she said, repeating the doctor’s comment. “We’ll take care of you.”
This was ...
Roger DeSouza is a one of a kind guy like the vintage clothing he sells in his shops in the heart of Kensington Market, a Mecca for lovers of vintage clothing from around the world. Kensington Market is found in the City of Toronto, an oasis of multiculturalism in action, steps away from Chinatown and a ten to fifteen minute walk from Toronto's downtown core.
Seated on one of his vintage motorcycles in his garage at the back of his shop, dressed in a denim jacket, a 60s sweater, a Western style shirt, and denim jeans, DeSouza ...
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