The Cat(s) in the Hat

WARNING: This entry is challenging to follow as pivotal details have to be omitted from the story. And this mess is so big and so deep and so tall. We cannot pick it up. There is no way at all… San Francisco, Montreal, Ottawa They say great love and great...

Don’t be a hero…

And you don’t need to wonder, you’re doing fine… Rome, Italy “Are you really so Catholic?” he asked after I recoiled from him feeling me up against one of the hundreds of churches scattered around Rome. I told him I was that Catholic and felt uncomfortable desecrating a church in...

Sports Guy Trumps Hot Girl

Doha, Qatar It was the perfect night for a patio bar and luckily these things actually exist in the State of Qatar. On this particularly evening the W hotel bar was overrun with tennis players who were in town for the Qatar Open. Being surrounded by all those professional...

The Second Flight: a sequel to Fan Boys & Fear Boners

She wonders how she ever got here as she goes under again… Nassau, Bahamas If this blog is good for one thing, it’s all the sordid details from my escapades on the road to the NHL and beyond. But have you ever wondered what happens when I meet someone...

A Night in Scandinavium

Gothenburg, Sweden Sweden was definitely a dream vacation for this Canadian hockey fan. After being in Saudi Arabia for 6 weeks, journeying to Sweden was like going back home. I don’t mean to downplay the Swedish experience by saying that Sweden is Canada’s European cousin, but it really is....