Many people who have worked in TV might have trouble picking their worst moments in the medium, but I have many to choose from
In Canada, we have either snow or bugs. Go ahead and do battle — just don’t burn the place down
We are slaves to our grass — the short, green kind — yet it has very few advantages. Weeds are free, colourful and don’t require maintenance. Bring on the henbane of tufted bitter vetch
A puppy has recently entered my life. And like several puppies before, there is much peeing on shoes, chewing of objects and general domestic destruction. Here’s to puppies from hell
The art of fluffing a house for quick sale is often a matter of covering up what Fluffy has left on the carpet. Get out the potted plants
The insistent whine of the drill engenders the chief fear of dentistry, which has traumatized this poor writer since he was a child
In the age of WikiLeaks, all information is off the record. Mum’s the word. In fact, just to be safe, burn this column before reading
The thrill of the hunt is usually greater than that of the find. But if you find a light blue vase with silver stars, let me know; it’s mine
Exotic pets, such as monitor lizards, are all the rage. But when they die or go missing for weeks at a time, their owners seem unperturbed — -and certainly unprepared to take emergency action
Gone, and much missed by those who still type with all 10 fingers