Tag Archives: midlife crisis

How I stopped being a jerk and learned to like my birthday

Posted on November 27, 2014 by rossmurray1

The Internet doesn’t make people crazy. It simply draws out the crazy that’s already there. So I can’t say social media made birthdays weird for me, because I think I’ve been weird about them for some time. When my birthday … Continue reading →

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Westfalia is not an option

Posted on May 22, 2014 by rossmurray1

I was walking through town on the weekend when I noticed a Volkswagen Westfalia for sale – old, drab, not the least bit sexy, and the van was pretty unspectacular as well. “We should buy it,” said Deb, who usually … Continue reading →

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Quebec’s midlife crisis

Posted on September 18, 2013 by rossmurray1

Champlain and his gang notwithstanding, Quebec is really quite young, or modern Quebec is, at least, especially when you consider that the Quiet Revolution began only in the 1960s. In fact, Quebec has often been compared to a teenager: rebellious, … Continue reading →

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Summer beard (makes me feel fine)

Posted on July 18, 2012 by rossmurray1

“It’s a preemptive beard,” I tell people. “We’re camping for most of August and I don’t know how often I’ll be able to shave, so this way I get the awful, itchy stage over with now instead of on the … Continue reading →

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