Tales from the CATastrophic Kitty — My dad is a cat man. This is not to say he is half-cat or bound to the feline on some strange psychological level. He simply loves cats. He loves cats without remorse. Always has. Maybe it’s because almost every cat he encounters has an instinctive pull toward him. They…

Transcript of the speech I gave at my brother’s wedding a few years back — It’s weird. As much as my social anxiety sometimes seems to rule my life, one of my favourite things is to give speeches at weddings. I love weddings. …

One of many reasons — but this is probably the best reason — I learned the word etui today and am now obsessed with it. I came across this doozy reading one of Stephen King’s books, Billy Summers. Sometimes it takes me ages to read a book because if I find a word or phrase, I’m unfamiliar with, I put the book down…

Therapy really does work wonders — Man alive, I’ve been nailing milestones all over the dang place lately. …

I am not a climber — I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I am not a climber. Okay. I’ve never said that before. But I’ve thought it for sure. The weird thing is I should be a climber. …

The mysteries of life continue to astound me — Look. I don’t know for sure that the man was walking to work. He was carrying a lunch pail and had a reflective vest, so I admit I jumped to that conclusion. Nevertheless, the story remains. I was gazing out my living room window early this morning when I noted…

A lot — While walking my dog this morning, I worried I’d be abducted. It was pitch black outside and that, let me tell you, did not help matters. I kept coming upon suspicious people. A toothless man basking in the light of an overhead streetlamp. An elderly lady stroking her cat ominously…

DON’T PANIC. THIS IS FINE. — It’s happened to all of us at least once. …

It’s an art, really — It’s a problem as old as time. You are walking down the street, checking the scene, and you feel the familiar sting of a stuffed taco. Oh, the humiliation. The horror of not only having to release yourself from the dreaded wedgie but worse yet, the devastation of the vadgie. …