Today is blazing hot in Montreal - with 100% humidity - so we're mostly staying inside . Ok, it is not Tucson, AZ hot, but for this re...

As the blessings and gravitas of this extended sabbatical bubble up into consciousness, let me offer a midpoint reflection. It clearly has b...

Today is for exploring - so we're going to ride the Metro to the end of the line and see what we discover. I have been loving this poem ...

We took Lucie up Mont Royal again this afternoon for an extended "romp in the woods." Clearly she is happiest running around the...

We often want what we don't have, yes? Women with hair like Sonia Braga's often favor the look of Ann Sophia Robb...and vice versa....

Two small developments as we approach the mid-point of our sabbatical: 1) My mind no longer automatically goes to Spanish when I try to sp...

Started to read Albert Camus' The Fall this afternoon: why did I wait so long? The last time I read Camus was 1969 when I was in high s...

It is fascinating the way calendars - and clocks - can focus as well as tyrannize our experience with time. Part of this sabbatical has invo...

Let me start by saying that if you get a chance to see Madeleine Peyroux in person: please do so! We saw her last night as part of my birthd...

My work for today....by tomorrow I'll have it in acceptable form: not hard, just good.

Today is my birthday: 63 years old! How did that happen? I can still remember buying - and the listening in awe - to the Beatles' new a...