Halloween story: Collecting junk for the bonfire

It seems the lost art of Halloween bonfire building is actually lost. Aside from officially sanctioned bonfires and fireworks displays, there are very few ad-hoc bonfires being built in neighbourhoods. So today I’m going to play old-timer and recount for you how we built bonfires back in the day. When I was a child, there [...]

Being Dad: What does it take?

I discovered a terrific thread on Ask Metafilter that asks “What does it take to be a Dad?” For me, my father spent a lot of time working to make ends meet, but from the hazy childhood memories I do have, we did spend quite a bit of time together. Having said that, during my [...]

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