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April 29, 2010
They thought he was a goner, but the cat returned after almost three years, much to the surprise of a 25-year-old Calgary man and his family.
November 02, 2009
Acouple years ago my partner Liz and I had a really big fight. And, like most really big fights, it was about a really small thing.
October 26, 2009
Recently, this column offered a Hinesight History of Thanksgiving. Due to the unprecedented success of this article (no one wrote in to complain), I give you The Hinesight History of Halloween.
October 19, 2009
Recently, a local newspaper headline read, “Will H1N1 shots come in time?” The answer? “Not for this girl, they won’t.”
September 14, 2009
Today I find myself contemplating one of the great truths of existence. The only real constant in life is this: everything changes.
August 31, 2009
Today I came face to face with the truth about my own maturity level. In some 30 years of being an adult, the only thing I’ve grown out of is my jeans.
August 24, 2009
Aug. 24. Across the land begins an annual event of monumental proportion, stretching back almost to the dawn of time. Schoolgirls are choosing their outfit for the first day of class.
August 10, 2009
Last time, this column was about my friend Rob’s new romance. After it ran, a concerned reader sent this tweet:
July 27, 2009
On a recent morning I hit on a great truth about love. Romantic relationships call into play the two most powerful and overwhelming forces known to human kind. Hope and hormones.
July 13, 2009
With many people rethinking their employment options, it’s possible some might be considering whether taking up writing may be the way to go.
July 10, 2009
The streets are clean and relatively quiet. And what’s more, they feel safe.
July 08, 2009
The stages are up. The performers are ready to go. Before Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest kicks off today, organizers finished up a few last-minute details yesterday — rearranging things here, tweaking sound systems and lighting there.
July 08, 2009
First-time homebuyers in Ottawa continue to jump into the housing market, thanks to increasingly optimistic financial forecasts and a relatively resilient local economy, an Ottawa broker owner with Royal LePage Performance Realty said.
July 07, 2009
As the economic times get tougher, and people start going into overtime at work to make ends meet, the de-stressing value of yoga continues to increase — but unfortunately, so does the price.
July 06, 2009
Proving that people can make the biggest impact of all, one company is shutting down its business for an entire day to let its employees make a difference in their own communities.
July 06, 2009
The secret to making a good beach sculpture is knowing the sand, according to one of the sculptors who created pieces for the Maracumba, Wonders of Jungle exhibit at this weekend’s Wonders of Sand festival in Gatineau.
July 06, 2009
Today, I’m marking another birthday. Actually the big day isn’t until August but leaving it until the last minute doesn’t allow for important birthday activities such as reflection, goal-setting and making out a really good gift list. If “it’s better to give than receive,” I wouldn’t dream of leaving my friends and family out of the good part.
July 03, 2009
In simpler times, a big night out meant people gathering under the stars for a theatre performance, where they could be whisked off to another world for an evening.
July 03, 2009
The University of Ottawa has announced that it is offering free tuition for children of Canadian military parents killed in action.
June 29, 2009
He made headlines when he ran across the Sahara Desert and earlier this year set a world record for an unsupported trek to the South Pole. And between those times, he’s been everywhere else.
June 26, 2009
It’s like clockwork. If you’ve ever walked along the south side of Rogers Centre before a weekend Blue Jays game, you’ll understand.
June 25, 2009
The aroma of wood smoke and succulent meat wafted up Sparks Street yesterday, wrinkling the noses of the vegetarians, watering the mouths of the carnivores and signalling the opening of the 18th annual International Chicken-Rib Cook-off.
June 25, 2009
Mary Kathleen Dafoe leads a quiet, healthy life. She swims three times a week at Pinecrest Pool, goes for her yearly
checkups at the doctors, and takes no prescription medications.
June 22, 2009
It’s got another full week of theatre fun to go — but already, the 13th annual Ottawa Fringe Festival — which kicked off over the weekend — is shaping up to be the most successful yet, the festival’s general manager said yesterday.
June 22, 2009
Moose, deer, wild rice, and a hefty serving of First Nations music, dance, crafts and culture, were all on the menu at the 12th annual Noongam Powwow over the weekend in Queen Juliana Park.
June 22, 2009
“There goes a lot of money,” one bystander observed as a procession of Ferraris rumbled up Carling Avenue yesterday morning.
June 19, 2009
Between 2004 and 2008, 32 Ottawans were killed and 1,668 more injured — all while crossing a city street.
June 18, 2009
Dancers from the Benue State Cultural Troupe — one of the leading traditional dance groups of Nigeria — performed on Sparks Street yesterday as part of Ottawa’s Africa Week celebration. The celebration wraps up here with a performance at Carleton University tonight.
June 16, 2009
Business cards from the company that laid you off are like love letters from an ex; they hold bitter memories of better days, but what are you supposed to do with them?
June 16, 2009
I have “sex” as one of my personalized Google news searches in order to help find topics for this column.
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