faulker009

I subscribe to a bunch of magazines. It used to be more, before the financial reevaluation brought on by unemployment, but I still enjoy the ones I get. I get Rolling Stone and Sporting News, Sports Illustrated and Entertainment Weekly. ESPN the Magazine and I think one or two others. Playboy was a casualty of the unemployment.   It’s too bad, because they had great articles. Unfortunately I don’t always get a chance to read the magazines when they arrive. In fact, many times I have to wait until I have a plane trip to catch up on all of the latest news. Well, by the time I read the magazines it’s no longer news, but in a two-hour flight I can usually breeze through 10 or 12 periodicals. On my last trip I learned that Bob Hope had passed away. So sad.  I loved his gasoline commercials. I do get the morning newspaper delivered to my home and I am usually able to skim through that within a day or two of its arrival. Today on my lunch break, I set aside time to read today...

I have always considered myself somewhat of a Canadian. I definitely love being an American, but Canada has always held a special place in my heart. My wife and I had a blast river rafting in Whistler. There was nothing like the Smoked Meat at Ben's Deli in Montreal. And the Quebec Nordiques will always be dear to me. R.I.P. I have enjoyed many memorable moments in the Great White North, but this morning my relationship with Canada reached another level. Uh-boat a week ago I got an email from Nicolas, who said he enjoyed my blog and wanted to write about it in the French Newspaper, La Presse. Little did I know that it was one of the biggest papers in Canada. I hadn't heard of La Presse, although on a trip to Quebec City in the early 90's I do recall buying a French paper to read about my beloved Nordiques. Of course, the only French word I knew was fromage (cheese), so gathering info was quite the challenge. I spoke with Nicolas for about an hour on T...