Category Archives: Writing

Little Victor Update | Like a fish

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Gabriel

. We finally took Victor swimming in the Rouge River. There’s a public beach in Quebec right at the place where the Rouge runs into the Ottawa River, so technically Victor had his first river swim in two rivers. It’s … Continue reading →

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Little Victor Update | Speed demon

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Gabriel

. Victor has been walking since April. Every day he gets more confident in his stride, and the motions get less jerky. Unfortunately the confidence is leading him to move at speeds he’s not quite ready for. Which means my … Continue reading →

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The 2011 Liberal Party election results might count as ethnic cleansing

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Gabriel

. . So… that was interesting. I am blown away at the collective humph to the nuts Canada has given to the Liberal Party of Canada. Seriously, it’s about time. The past fourteen years have been like being trapped in … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Canadian Politics, Conservative Party of Canada, Eastern Ontario, Liberal Party of Canada, NDP of Canada, Politics, Quebec Politics, Vankleek Hill, Writing | 6 Comments

Vote Nobody and play the Wendy Mesley drinking game instead

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Gabriel

I found this brilliant piece of awesomely cynical graffiti eleven years ago beside a Chinese restaurant in Guelph, Ontario. Just like every election cycle as far back as I can remember there has been talk recently, mostly on CBCNN, about … Continue reading →

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The demolition of Vankleek Hill’s high school

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Gabriel

. . Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute (ESVCI), the high school I occasionally attended, sometimes for days in a row, is being slowly and finally demolished. When the school board finally announced Vankleek Hill would be getting a new school, to … Continue reading →

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Victor takes his first walk

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Gabriel

. At the tender age of seventeen months, my son has started to walk. He has taken short steps before, about a month ago he taught himself how to appear to be walking while actually falling to the floor with … Continue reading →

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