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Happy Birthday Mom

Today, October 26th is my mom’s birthday and she sits in an Ottawa hospital awaiting placement in a nursing home. She’s recovered well from her stroke but remains disoriented and confused. As time goes on, she will become more confused and remember even less. She has...

Time And Colour Blindness

Last year, in my blog post Speak your mind even if your voice shakes, I wrote about an incident that happened at Pride where the emcee made a comment in reference to a Black performer about “not seeing colour”. I received a couple negative comments in response to...
Had A Little Visitor Today

Had A Little Visitor Today

My daughter-in-law Sue borrowed my car this morning so she could go down to the Ministry of Transportation office to write the exam for her D (truck) license. Sue’s dad works for one of the local waste removal companies and has encouraged her to get her truck license...

Mid-Life

Well, today is my birthday. How do I feel? Well, the chorus of this song written by Merle Travis, sung by Tennessee Ernie Ford and released by Capitol Records on this date in 1956, says it...
The Ghosts of Birthdays Past

The Ghosts of Birthdays Past

Since birthdays are a time of reflection, I thought I’d share some photos of my past birthdays. Here I am with my mom. This was taken not long after we came home to our apartment on Coster Street from St Francis Hospital in the Bronx.Mom was 33 when she had me and I...