The Taylor Swift queue

We're in queue to register for Taylor Swift tickets, and we're hoping to get 9 seats together.
…I wonder if the armrests go up? The dogs would find that more comfortable.

Frankie. Deep in thought…

Riley

My Riley, out for an after dinner stroll, lost in thought. :)

‘68 Chevy Malibu — My First Car

Wish I still had this one 😊

Foolproof Way to Eliminate Mosquitoes

Deep Smoky Sunshine

Found some colour on a wee walkabout this morning. The sun seemed to have an unusual deep hue today…possibly from the smokiness in the air?

Streamlining...again

Once again I've spent the last day or so deleting or deactivating several social accounts. I'm working at deleting any online presence that I no longer have the time or interest in being active. Still a ways to go.

Me Trying to Move a Log

Playing with Photoshop again

Kettlemans Bagel

Was on my way home when I came across Kettlemans Bagel …so of course I had to stop. Had the smoked meat on a sesame seed bagel…SOOOO GOOD!

4140 Garden Street, Whitby, ON • Canada

Coffee and Butter Tart by Scugog in Port Perry

Orr Announces Retirement

Chicago Black Hawks owner, Bill Wirtz watches as Bobby Orr announces his retirement at just 30 years old. November 9, 1978.

Maple Leaf Gardens

Construction on Maple Leaf Gardens was completed in 1931.
In 1954, at the age of 21, my father moved from Montreal to Toronto and lived in the apartment building in the right of this photo. Right behind MLG. Two years later he purchased a pair of season tickets that are still in the family today (my brothers share them, I'm a Bruins fan).
It wasn't until this year that I really thought about this… imagine, a 23 year old bachelor living behind MLG with season tickets starting in '56. The amazing hockey he witnessed first hand…not to mention the Stanley Cups.

My iPhone has gone on strike…

Frankie is a Bruins Fan

Frankie says the Bruins are going all the way this year, so he asked me to get him a special playoff collar 😎

Whitesnake

My turntable is having issues so no vinyl this morning. Instead, listening to some Whitesnake on cassette 😎
Happy Sunday

Record Store Day

Used Record Store Day as my excuse to add to my vinyl collection. Picked these up at Kops Records, Oshawa
Keith Richards, Talk is Cheap
J. Geils Band, The Morning After
J.J. Cale, 5
The Moody Blues, Seventh Sojourn
Traffic, The low spark of high heeled boys
The Beginning British Blues

Obscured by Clouds

I think this just may be my favourite Pink Floyd album. Definitely the one I've played the most since the 70s.

Beauty of a Day!

Gorgeous afternoon at the lake. Can't access Whitby Pier yet, but there's a nice view of it from Heydenshore Park.

Lakeview Park, Oshawa

Frankie, Riley, and Quinn are staying huddled together today. But they just want to go back to the car, the wind off the lake makes for a pretty cool walkabout.

Upside Down Frankie

Seems like only Frankie and me are interested in watching the Leaf game, and Frankie likes to watch upside down — which, if you think about it, makes sense 😂

It’s a CD kind of day :)

Too lazy for vinyl this morning but instead have a nice mix of CDs locked and loaded 😎

Watching Bruins Game with Frankie

1966 ~ My First Time on a Plane

Leaside 1970: My one and only year playing baseball

Tidy's Flowers sponsored our team and we played out of Trace Manes Park in Leaside. I'm in the front row, 2nd from right.

My First Year Playing Hockey 1968-89

My first year playing hockey was 1968-69 for Canada Wire in the Leaside Hockey Association. Pictures taken at Leaside Memorial Arena. Unfortunately, I don't remember any of the names. So if anyone sees themselves please let me know.

I'm 3rd from left, front row.

Bessborough School, Toronto (Leaside), Grade 2 Class, 1969-1970

That's me. Third from the left in the back row. Always so serious 😂

The school I terrorized from 1969-1971, Bessborough School, turns 100 this year

Bessborough Drive Public School, circa 1950. Image courtesy of Toronto Public Library, Salmon, James V.

https://leasidelife.com/bessborough-school-turns-100-this-year/

Durham Outlook for the Needy

Donation Request: We are currently in need of the following items. If you can help with any of these items please drop them off anytime through the back door between 7am-6pm Monday to Friday. 227 Simcoe St S.  Maple 🍁 syrup, pancake mix, hash browns, eggs, tooth paste, tooth brushes, body wash, shampoo & conditioner, razors, bar of soap. Thank You!!! 🙏 #donatetoday #oshawa #givewhereyoulivedurham #durham

Next up this morning is The J. Geils Band, Freeze Frame

Listening to Dion, Yo Frankie on cassette tape this morning

Toronto Voyageurs Hockey Team, Bantam AA 1975-76

That's me in the front row, second from left, with the stylish haircut.

This was reposted from the Toronto Voyageurs Facebook Group

Toronto Voyageurs Hockey Club 1970 to 1979

The Toronto Voyageurs now has a Facebook page for past players, parents, and fans to reconnect and reminisce. Please click on the below crest to join today!

My little vinyl collection 😎

It’s just a small vinyl collection, a few dozen albums and a handful of cassettes, but it’s mine 😁😎✌️ 

To the beach? No, maybe not today 🥶

220+ Days Without LinkedIn… Ends a 20 year time waster

After nearly 20 years, and more than 1,000 'connections', on LinkedIn - and absolutely no benefit EVER - I decided to shut down my account. One less social media profile to maintain. Thankfully! Approaching my 9 month without an active Linked in profile and, no surprise here, not one person has asked me why. Turns out it was just a 20 year waste on time.

Happy birthday from Twitter

Opened the twitter app on my iPad this morning and this is what I saw, many balloons floating up. Happy birthday to me 😂

Sure, abs are ok but…

2M Views on #GoogleMaps

So this is cool. My photos on #googlemaps just hit 2M views. Seems like a lot to me, especially since my posts here, on twitter, or anywhere else, are ignored by comparison.

Me and Mocha in the Woods

You Live Your Life As if It’s Real

The ponies run, the girls are young
The odds are there to beat
You win a while, and then it's done
Your little winning streak

And summoned now to deal
With your invincible defeat
You live your life as if it's real
A thousand kisses deep

~ Leonard Cohen