“I’ve always depended on the kindness of strangers.” Blanche, A Streetcar Named Desire My lovely and talented wife Pam used to ride horses in her youth. And while she may have had fun back then, her luck with rides didn’t extend from four legs to four wheels. If our vehicle is going to run out …
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We’re damaged peopleDrawn togetherBy subtleties that we are not aware ofDisturbed soulsPlaying out foreverThese games that we once thought we would be scared of -Depeche Mode We’re all damaged people. Family and friends, neighbours and co-workers, lovers and strangers. The damage is literally everywhere. We start off with our inherited imperfections at birth, and …
Three or four times per week, I’d get the call in the evening. “Let’s meet for coffee in the morning.” Dad was always flexible with time and location. These were his “fresh air inspector” days, when he left the house early each day, doing who knows what. Breakfast in the morning, lunch near whatever courthouse …
“As you from crimes would pardon’d be, Let your indulgence set me free.” (Shakespeare) Consider the following scenarios: A person in their sixties flies with their elderly parent to the west coast to embark on an Alaskan cruise, but is denied entry because of a Possession of Marijuana conviction from the early 1980’s. They had pleaded guilty …
I’ve always been a “resolutions” guy. Over 50% of us make New Year’s Resolutions each year and over 50% of us fail to achieve them. That’s me, year after year, guilty of all charges, Your Honour. Not surprisingly, I can’t speak Spanish, have yet to learn to play the piano, and there’s still no novel …
There was a recent performance art show in Montreal called Sisyphe, where the artist was moving 50 tons of sand from one pile to another, repeatedly for 30 days, seven hours per day, six days per week. The man would walk between the two piles with a shovel of sand, until one pile dwindled down …
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Impaired and Distracted. With December’s recent onslaught of holiday parties, family gatherings, shopping frenzies and end of year work deadlines, that’s pretty much how many of us felt all month. But as Judges often state in their courtrooms, it’s not a crime to consume alcohol, use marijuana or to text on your phone… but it …
“Live courageously. Live dangerously. Become who you are!” – Friedrich Nietzsche There once was a boy we’ll call Gus, born in Montreal to Greek immigrant parents who had started a business and worked hard to support their children. The parents wanted Gus to get his education and then join the growing family enterprise. But Gus …
It is universally agreed within my family that our father was the most unique person we’ve ever known. We don’t have grand illusions that he was the greatest dad, best husband, or most successful man, but when it came to being distinctive, unfathomable, and just downright otherworldly … ladies and gentlemen, the Oscar goes to …
Slightly lesser known than the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance) are the five stages of a criminal case, and as you will see, they share some remarkable similarities. 1.The Incident There is usually a trigger event that leads to being charged by the police – a driving infraction, an argument, a …
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