Robert Fulghum, the author of All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, wrote that “wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sand pile of school.” Keep reading...
For $6.99 plus tax ($5.99 in the U.S.) you could own one of the WORLD’S GREATEST BOOKS. My first encounter with The Story of Ferdinand was actually in elementary school when I saw the animated short by Disney. “Ferdinand the Bull” won an Academy Award...
These days, social graces seem to be as fashionable as sporting a mullet. I travel around the city by public transit, and what better way to observe manners than to join the million or so Torontonians on their daily commute. Within this city, you’ll find...
He shoots, he scores!!! Like millions of other Canadians this past Sunday, I was glued to my television set, watching the gold medal game between Canada and United States in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. One game. One chance. One winner. It was intense, with the...
Chicken wings, sausages, salami and RIBS are a few of my favorite things, which is a major offense for a vegetarian. Three years ago, I had it in my head that it would be a brilliant idea for a vegetarian to attend rib feast, which...
Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year because it is based on the lunisolar Chinese calendar, is an important holiday in Chinese tradition, and is widely celebrated in Chinese communities around the world. The festival begins on the first day of the first...
I have a sister and, trust me, one is enough. She is younger and taller than me. I could fill several blog entries with embarrassing stories about Annie, but knowing my sister, she would probably retaliate ten-fold. Keep reading...
I love libraries. I am a proud owner of two library cards: one for the city of Toronto, and one for the city of Mississauga. Libraries are amazing; where else can you walk out with an arm full of books and not get jumped by...
When I was in junior high, I had a mean old bat for an art teacher. Let us call her Old Bat for short, in order to protect the not-so-innocent. Whenever she got angry, her voice would screech like nails on a chalkboard, and no...
My sister and I received identical teddy bears when we were young. I figure it was my Mom’s way of preventing sibling rivalry – no bear was bigger, better or stronger than the other. My bear was named after a boy I had a crush...