September 25, 2009

Neanderthals at a soccer game

We were told the stakes were high.  Blood was to be shed, mayhem was to sweep the stadium, and hell was – without question – going to break loose.  Sounded like a game of the century!
I asked myself, who on earth is playing?  Barcelona versus Manchester?  Brazil versus Italy?
Nope, this soccer game was between Halle [...]

September 10, 2009

Separation of the Sexes

After a year overseas, I decided I needed to get back to my Canadian wilderness roots.  After being in Germany, and then Japan – a country where all cities just seem to blend into each other, leaving very little space for any rural area – I realized just how much I missed seeing fields, mountains, [...]