At 41 years of age, I had my first full physical at the doctor’s office since I was 14. All the bloodwork, etc. has come back normal, as well as the other tests they did. They told me I’m fat, but otherwise in great physical shape. So, since I’ve been given this clean bill of health, what am I going to do with it?

Zakk Wylde brought his Black Label Society Berserkus tour to the Sound Academy in Toronto just a few days ago.

The other day I was invited to a music jam session / bbq with my little brother and good friend J-Rock. My brother and I both play guitar and J-Rock is a drummer extraordinaire.
We spent the first part of the sunny afternoon enjoying a bbq and playing a backyard version of golf. [...]

Today I received an invitation to have a chess match with my brother in law.  He lives in another city so we are playing remotely via the internet, where each player has up to a couple of days to make a move.
He’s a very savvy player and has beaten me before.   However, I have routed [...]

Today I translated an opera from Spanish into English for a friend of mine who is quickly becoming a famous Canadian tenor. He is singing this one particular piece he likes, but didn’t have the words in Italian. He took the English I gave him and translated that into Italian for his song.
This [...]

It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining bright and the sky was as blue as could be…

“We’re going to go for a long walk in the park today. Want to come along?”, came the voice through the telephone. “Sure. I’d love to.”

Today is the first day of my experiment saying yes to everything.  It could be a challenge since I don’t really feel like doing a whole lot today, but I did make a commitment so I’m game for anything!
As fate would have it, this morning I got a call from my friend Angie.  She is [...]