The rest of life – Page 5 – Chris Loblaw, Author

Grief

You may remember this post, where I wondered if anyone would tell me if my father had passed on. Two weeks ago I received my answer in the form of a phone call from my mother. My father passed away on July 11, 2011, a few days after his 66th birthday. Grief is one ofContinue reading “Grief”

Putting in the time

I think we’ve stumbled upon my a prospective best friend for my little dude, and as with every childhood bond of deep friendship, it’s primarily based on proximity. We’ve found another family living in our townhouse complex who have a son who is almost exactly the same age as Max, even born in the sameContinue reading “Putting in the time”

Social Media as a community response catalyst

Forgive the dry title-I’m attempting to steer away from comedic but uninformative post titles. Also, this post isn’t necessarily humourous. I woke up this morning to the news of idiotic celebratory rioting, complete with overturned, burning vehicles. Our yearly celebration of mindless excess (St. Patrick’s day) brings out some terrible, anti-social behaviour in a handfulContinue reading “Social Media as a community response catalyst”