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About Gabriel

I’ve lived in more than fifty places. I've been paid to pick stones out of fields, take backstage photos of Britney Spears, and report on Internet privacy issues. My photos have been published in several newspapers, and a couple of magazines.

Black Dog of the Apocalypse

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Gabriel

. Remember the Canadian program about a dog who travelled from town to town, from city to city, solving problems, making kids happy and catching the bad guys called “The Littlest Hobo”? This dog would be in the version made … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Cool Stuff, Entertainment, Humor, Humour, Photography, Photos, Shambhala, Vankleek Hill Photos | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

Little Victor Update | Little Victor turns eight months old plus we see another Angel

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Gabriel

. I have to start writing this stuff down. I just had to call Diane because I can’t remember half the stuff we did last week… at least, I can’t remember half of last week. We did have fun during … Continue reading →

Posted in CSN:AFU Aboot Me, Entertainment, Hawkesbury, Parenthood, Parenting, Vankleek Hill, Victor, Victor's Week In Review | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Little Victor Update | Big brother Andrew the Adventurer

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Gabriel

. Victor and I hardly saw each other this past week. He spent his nights with his mother, and his days and afternoons with his grandmother. I’m sure they treated him great, but it’s going to make for a pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in CSN:AFU Aboot Me, Eastern Ontario, Entertainment, Parenthood, Parenting, Vankleek Hill, Victor, Victor's Week In Review | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Little Victor Sunday Update | Zucchini and the Beeping thing

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Gabriel

. I’m not sure what Victor will be interested in when he’s a little older. My grandfather asked me this week what sports my girlfriend and I will enroll Victor in, I really didn’t have an answer, and when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Champlain Township, CSN:AFU Aboot Me, Entertainment, Family, Parenthood, Parenting, Vankleek Hill, Victor, Victor's Week In Review | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Life got so bad during the Great Depression people were actually fooled into thinking Corn Flakes had flavour

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Gabriel

I’ve been spending a lot of time in the archives of The Review*, the 117-year old, Vankleek Hill-based weekly broadsheet newspaper — I’m writing a series of pieces on how the people in my village survived the Great Depression**. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Canada, Eastern Ontario, Entertainment, globalization, Reporting, Vankleek Hill, Vankleek Hill History | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Little Victor Sunday Update | New cousin new food new poo

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Gabriel

. This week Victor lost the distinction of being the youngest member of my family… and gained a cousin. Chase Holden Landriault was born on Wednesday, July 14, at 3am. This is the first child for his parents, my sister-in-law … Continue reading →

Posted in CSN:AFU Aboot Me, Entertainment, Family, Parenthood, Parenting, Vankleek Hill, Victor, Victor's Week In Review | Tagged , | 2 Comments