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Monthly Archives January 2006

Thanks, Les.

One of the disadvantages of living far from “home” is that things can happen without your knowing.  In this case, it was several months after that I found out about the passing of Les Smith.
I spent roughly half of my childhood in Toronto, and half on a farm north of Toronto.  We only had 10 [...]

Posted 28 January 2006 † Mike § Blog ‡ Comments (0) °

Bolts

I haven’t turned a single screw on any of my cars in years.  Really.  I used to be the kamakaze warior of vehicle maintenance.  Timing belts would get changed at every oil change, just because I knew how to.  I could will a water pump out of the block just by thinking about it.  My [...]

Posted 28 January 2006 † Mike § Blog ‡ Comments (0) °

No thank you, I prefer honest sports.

It’s inevitable. Every two years, people will ask me if I’m watching the olympic games on television. For the past ten years, my answer has been the same: “No, I don’t support the olympics.” I’m still not sure how we can call the olympics a celebration of “amateur” sport, when it has become one of [...]

Posted 28 January 2006 † Mike § Blog ‡ Comments (1) °