I always thought "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" was a fantasy… Now I’m not so sure. I woke up to an e-mail telling me a major storm was blowing in, and to GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE! So I called Air Canada. And sat on hold for fifteen minutes. Until I got someone who told […]

It’s been such a long time since I lived in winter. I met Karen in the lobby of the Royal York. After waiting for Michael to no avail, we ventured outside to go to the restaurant. That’s when it hit me. Like a return to summer camp, like encountering an old girlfriend. I used to […]

What kind of fucked up world do we live in where a U.S. dollar fetches 94 cents Canadian? Sure, I exchanged cash in the hotel…what, did you want me to do it at the airport? Or did you want me to burn up $4 a gallon gas driving to a bank in L.A. to get […]

Funny thing about this Internet, you end up hearing from everybody you’ve ever known.  Long after the people in your life have faded from three dimensions into two, you see their names in your inbox.  Like they ambled down the hall and stopped in your dorm room to ask you a question.  I used to […]