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a BBQ in Lelieville

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 2013.08.18

An old friend (and former boss) had us over for a BBQ today so that our wives and kids could meet. It was five kids under six, and yes, it was a bit loud. We had a fine meal and a relaxed time. Toronto doesn't seem to be the sort of place where people get together frequently enough, but it still happens.

On the way over, we stopped at the LCBO for a couple of bottles of wine. Oddly, the fellow ahead of me in the queue was returning two bottles with the wine still in them—he wanted, and got, refund!

rand()m quote

On the endless saga of Rob Ford, mayor of Toronto; "It shouldn't have had to come to this. I'm so tired of getting up every morning and wondering, 'What will it be today?' I'm so tired of giving the benefit of the doubt again and again, only to be let down again and again.... Somewhere a responsible adult has to appear, draw a bright moral line, tell the truth and say unequivocally what won't be tolerated. Somebody has to do the right thing."

—Denzil Minnan-Wong