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Scaramouche

Posted on June 8, 2015 by dperras56

“He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.” -Rafael Sabatini from the novel ‘Scaramouche’ “All you’ll hear is a few seconds of a CBC radio station when you’re at the top of … Continue reading →

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Driving Away

Posted on May 27, 2015 by dperras56

“Go west,young man.” -Horace Greeley “Don’t just take off like a migrating bird,”my father advised me. His voice was getting edgy, as it normally did whenever we had a conversation. His latest cigarette had just disappeared in one long, exasperated … Continue reading →

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To Hab and Hab-Not

Posted on April 30, 2015 by dperras56

I don’t wear my Montreal Canadiens’ hockey jersey outside the house. I’m afraid of being attacked in the street by some passive Ottawa bureaucrat who will grab me by the throat and start ripping me up, limb by limb. Ottawa … Continue reading →

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Those That Can

Posted on April 17, 2015 by dperras56

“I thought you were dead,” my friend Chris admitted as I entered the bar on the Thursday before Good Friday. “This is my weekend to make a comeback,” I reminded him. Chris must have forgotten that I suffer from both … Continue reading →

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Talking Turkey

Posted on March 26, 2015 by dperras56

“Have you been to hell?” the ticket-taker at the entrance gate asked me. I looked over at my wife. We would be married for twenty-seven years in two weeks time. “Oh yeah.” Just kidding. We were at The Caves of … Continue reading →

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Friends and Neighbours

Posted on March 6, 2015 by dperras56

“How come all your friends are so weird ?” I asked my wife that question,oh, more than twenty years ago now. She thought about it for a minute or so. “Your friends aren’t ?” “Nope… completely normal.” “I just think … Continue reading →

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Gold (and old) Medallists

Posted on February 23, 2015 by dperras56

Sitting in the dressing room of my Over-35 Team before a game on Sunday, I threw out a question to the boys, just to be a pain in the ass. “”Do you want to know anything about the Over 55 … Continue reading →

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Examined

Posted on February 12, 2015 by dperras56

A day before the January exams started, my daughter Rachelle was quizzing her friend Malaka’s knowledge of twentieth century world history. “What nationality was Francisco Franco ?” Rachelle started the interrogation. Malaka’s eyes darted about, desperate for any kind of … Continue reading →

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January Blahs

Posted on January 23, 2015 by dperras56

I met a woman in the hot tub last night. Nah, it was nothing like that. I was at the ‘Y’ and it was one of the few times the hot tub was actually in working order and open for … Continue reading →

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Your Eulogy

Posted on January 15, 2015 by dperras56

“Well, I’ve never been to heaven But I’ve been to Oklahoma.” -Three Dog Night Have you ever walked out of a funeral and said to your wife, partner or whatever you have, “That was a great eulogy, but I don’t … Continue reading →

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