With the last stage of this year’s Tour de France taking place this morning I thought it was high time I did a little bike ride of my own in the Gatineau Hills. Times were: Time Distance Speed Pink Lake 44 mi Champlain 1:28.30 27 km 18.13 km/h Return trip …
So it’s the first day back to work and I’m going through my emails when I come across one from my friend Rick L who tells me I’ve won the final week of the NFL football pool and my winnings are under my keyboad. I take a quick look and …
Mention the word honeymoon and most folks will start dreaming of a luxury cruise or an all-inclusive Carribean resort or perhaps a sightseeing trek across continental Europe. Me? I like to think of my wife carrying a food pack on a rain-drenched four-kilometer portage in the middle of nowhere. With …
Our friend Sheridan gave us the book Z is for Zamboni as a Christmas present. Hazel is now a big fan of the Zamboni, Bobby Hull and Orr, the referee and especially the penalty box when we reach the letter T and point out that breaking the rules results in someone sitting in the timeout box . . .
