Latest from Lawrence
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Friendships After Five
In 27 years, I’ve only missed one Gala. Side-room karaoke, mile-long prize tables, DJs who kept us dancing until closing—I’ve got a memory for every decade. Winning a PS2 in the early 2000s even saved Christmas during my single-dad years.
And at the kids’ parties, we watched our children grow up together—at Copps, community centres, Chuck E. Cheese, and Soccer World—tiny snow boots becoming bigger sneakers, and eventually, grown-up goodbyes.
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Memorable Moments in Baseball History
From a 1992 World Series ticket won on a midnight radio call, to what that framed game stub means to me today — this postseason brought it all flooding back.
It’s been thirty-three years since that first championship night in Toronto, and as this year’s Blue Jays chase history again, I’m reminded why we play, watch, and believe.
Because the game — like life — is always bigger than us. -
Bigger Than Us
A film about faith, love, and belonging reminded me that even in a divided world, connection still starts with an open door. Because in the end, whatever we believe, it’s always bigger than us.
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The Green Conservative
Many people are dyed-in-the-wool partisans—Liberal or Conservative to the end. I was like that with the Greens. But recent years have forced me to reconsider. I’ve started thinking more about my children’s future. That soul-searching has brought me slightly right of center—like many classic Liberals around the world.
