My dad, Bob Dunn, used to be a sports journalist. He had the 1960s storybook experience of starting as a paper boy in Winnipeg at the Tribune, getting on doing odd jobs in the news room, and managing to work himself into a desk job and, eventually, up to a position as a columnist not… Continue reading Some hockey wisdom from hockey giants
Category: Gareth
Cool Kid Moment of the Day
Yesterday afternoon, I was getting ready to go for a run down the River Road in Emo, and, inspired, I asked Gareth if he wanted to come for a run. I really, really want to make sure that Gareth and Naomi both build a healthy, active lifestyle now, to make it easier to continue doing… Continue reading Cool Kid Moment of the Day
Planet Baobab
In the tradition of Valentine’s Day, we did dinner and the theatre tonight. At least, that’s how I can technically describe taking the two beans to Pizza Hut and going to the Kids & Company presentation of Planet Baobab, an adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exup
“Rudolph is REAL!”
December 23 — 4 miles, -34C December 24-27 — Off December 28 — 3.5 miles, Treadmill Christmas was a *lot* of fun in our house this year. Two moments from this year stand out for me. The first was Gareth’s response to the note Santa left in place of the shortbread, chocolate milk and reindeer… Continue reading “Rudolph is REAL!”
Gross, but funny as hell
December 1 — 3.5 miles, road run, -10C December 2 — Day Off Okay, stop reading now if you’re easily disgusted. Gone? Ok, good. Frances and I woke up at 2:30 this morning to a certain almost-five-year-old crying beside the bed. “I have a nosebleeeed,” wails the child. My response was (approximately): “Grbleh?” I hear… Continue reading Gross, but funny as hell