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I’m getting fat!
I’m 6’0 and… 200lbs. Yup, I crossed the threshold today. I was weighing Khan and noticed an increase in his weight. “My baby boy’s getting fat!” I said, but then re...
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Was I hired or not?
This is the most cryptic reject note I’ve ever received! I applied for this job, went to the interview for testing etc. Rejection letters are usually short, sweet and to the point. If the answer...
My legal battle
For the last decade I’ve been collecting all the documents I need to claim US Citizenship by birth abroad to one US Citizen parent. My father was American, but was adamant that none of his children wo...
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Happy Passover
Today is a perfect reminder of why I love being a journalist. Last night my editor calls me “I need you to do a photo shoot of someone.” We have a story written with quotes from Silva Tenenbein, a loc...
My net worth
I know, it looks pretty grim, but if you squint your eyes it kind of looks like a sun setting on the Alberta horizon.
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My very first “article”
I always thought the first thing I published was back in 1993. It was an article about the dangers of pets eating Christmas ornaments. I recently discovered that I had actually published somethi...
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Spring cleaning!
Okay, I’ve been writing for newspapers for a very long time. I keep back issues of everything I’ve ever written for… Over the years I’ve accumulated so many newspapers, magazin...
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Wash that Newfoundland right out of your hair for only $10!
I am no longer a Newfoundlander. I officially renounced my citizenship yesterday. When my father moved to Canada in the early ‘70s he came without paperwork as an illegal immigrant. He assumed the las...
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day
People always say you have to wear green on St. Patty’s day, but when I lived in Peterborough, Ontario someone told me that you can also wear Orange. Catholics wore green and Protestants wore or...
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Scientology
Okay, so I’ve been doing these stories about religion lately. Covering the Anglican schism, interviewing Russian Orthodox priests and so forth. Fuck, I even downloaded this Bible program to my c...