While his bandmate Bret Michaels searches for true love on his VH1 reality show, Poison drummer Rikki Rockett has been arrested for rape:
Poison drummer Rikki Rockett was arrested on a rape warrant, and his case was turned over to the district attorney’s office for possible grand jury consideration, officials said Friday. [...] Rockett, whose real [...]

Zachary was a little boy Candace taught when she first taught kindergarten in Hong Kong. He was an odd one, he says. Seemingly borderline autistic, he had an amazing knowledge of the makes and models of any vehicle he saw. On the other hand, he didn’t know how to eat soup. Put a spoonful in [...]

While shopping for computer parts down on College Street a few months ago, I found myself desperately confused and turned around in search of a salesman. “Hey, Pete,” said the first one I saw. I briefly stared at him, pondering my sudden and inexplicable fame among College Street computer salesmen. “You don’t recognize me, do [...]

I used to work with a guy named Grant who had a terminal case of yellow fever. I don’t mean the tropical hemorrhagic illness; I just mean that he was completely smitten with Asian women. I only call it a terminal case because I’m a little amazed it hasn’t gotten him killed.
After our company boat [...]

Candace [reading How to Be Canadian by Will and Ian Ferguson]: The sense of humour in this reminds me of Dave Barry. When I was in Thailand, I used to read him in the Bangkok Post every Sunday. But now he’s on sabbatical.
Me: On sabbatical? You mean on trial.
Candace: What?! For what?
Me: Murder.
Candace: Oh, shut [...]

I’m in Hong Kong, where I’ll be visiting Candace for the next five weeks. During my trip over here, three things gave me a severe jolt. The first was tripping over a low table in the departure lounge in the Toronto airport. (”Ow,” I said with quiet dignity, staring a concerned bystander in the eye. [...]

I didn’t do this. Scott did, several years ago. Or perhaps I should say Stocc did it, Stocc being Scott’s gibberish-speaking alter ego. Candace has lately taken to saying “This a ridiculous!” which reminded me of this. Scott’s comics have a way of vanishing whenever I want to look at them, so I asked him [...]