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We Have Some Unsettling Nudes
Every now and then I remember the time I was blackmailed in college and I think, “Huh, that was weird.” When I enrolled at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, I was assigned to Bennett, a men’s residence that had … Continue reading
Posted in It Really Did Happen!
Tagged aging, Bennett House, blackmail, college pranks, extortion, humor, middle age, Mount Allison, nostalgia, nude photos
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My poker face has become a bad bet
My wife has a tell. If she’s about to lose her cool, you know it. The kids know it. I definitely know it. “Uh-oh,” we whisper in chilled tones. “Cheekbones…” That clenching of the jaw is the signal to abandon … Continue reading
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Tagged age, aging, emotions, facial expressions, humor, middle age, Zoom
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The History of Canadian Trumpsgiving
While most people are familiar with the story of the first American Trumpsgiving—the pilgrims, the feast at the golf course owned by the pilgrims, inviting the natives to join the feast, assessing the natives a service charge for the … Continue reading
Turns out je parle français good!
Récemment, I’ve found myself doing beaucoup d’entrevues for regional and even national media as the porte-parole for the school where I am directeur des communications. A number of these interviews have been en français. Anyone qui me connait knows that … Continue reading
Posted in Canada and/or Quebec, It Really Did Happen!
Tagged bad French, franglais, French, humor, interviews, life in Quebec, speaking French
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Drinking Tips for Teens 
My girl bike
This past July I got a new bike. I got it for free. A friend of a friend had this bike languishing in her storage and simply wanted to get rid of it. Deb had recently got a new (used) … Continue reading →