The noise in my house is insane right now. The kitchen flooring is being very loudly ripped up and replaced, tiles are being demolished in the bathroom and entry way, and there is the loud sound of a Shop Vac and the omnipresent outside voices of the contractors. I peeked upstairs to see the process […]
There is sugar in Nutella? What?
April 29, 2012 by
We should all be relieved to know that the makers of Nutella have lost their class-action lawsuit and are now slated to pay $2.5 million to consumers who thought – misled by the company’s “part of a healthy breakfast” claim – that Nutella was a healthy food. Because it was purported to be “part of a […]
You say you want a resolution
January 4, 2012 by
Well, you know. We all want to change the world. I used to be a dedicated non-resolution-maker, but in the past couple years I have made – and kept! – resolutions at New Year’s. Of course, one of those resolutions was to learn how to bake bread, so it’s not like I’m asking the impossible […]
2011 Year in Review at the Boyhouse
December 31, 2011 by
One of the great things about keeping a blog is looking back over the year to see what happened. In general, I can hardly remember what happened last week, let alone last January, so it’s kind of fun to look back and see what was going on for 2011. What happened in the Boyhouse? Here’s […]
Red Poppies
November 11, 2011 by
Every November, I wear a red poppy. I believe in peace, I believe in diplomacy, but I also believe that the world and its problems are coloured in shades of grey, and so I do not wear a white poppy. I am a peaceful person. I believe that I promote peace, understanding, and compassion in […]
Young Hearts! Be free! Tonight!
June 18, 2011 by
Tomorrow is the boys’ soccer tournament – Super! Soccer! Saturday! – and I am completely unenthusiastic about it. It looks like it is going to be freakishly cold, and most likely raining, as it has been for most of this week. The rain did not dampen the spirits of a teenage couple who were walking […]
Bo Derek Sings The Gambler
May 30, 2011 by
Last Wednesday Mark got the all-clear from the doctor: no more pneumonia! The second round of antibiotics worked, happily. Sadly, less than two days later he caught his brother’s minor cold, and Friday night I lay awake, listening to him cough relentlessly. Each thing I did for him – propping him up with pillows, giving him […]
