Wednesday, 15 July 2026

July 15, 1996: I didn't want to give my landlady the satisfaction of knowing I was moving

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Thirty years ago today             On Monday I was still in the process of moving to my new place. I kept it a secret from my landlady Helga...
Tuesday, 14 July 2026

Dick Van Dyke

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            On Sunday morning I found about ten bedbugs on the walls and at the bottom of the baseboard near my bed but there would have bee...

July 14, 1996: My daughter and I played on the back roof of my new place

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Thirty years ago today             On Sunday my daughter and I played on the back second floor roof of my new place. Nancy picked her up lat...
Monday, 13 July 2026

July 13, 1996: My daughter spent the weekend at my new place

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Thirty years ago today             On Saturday I brought my daughter True to my new place at 428 Queen Street West and she met Marjorie and ...
Sunday, 12 July 2026

Florenz Ziegfeld

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            On Saturday morning there were slightly fewer bedbugs, I guess because I didn’t steam the baseboards last night and so they were...

July 12, 1996: My last payday of the summer

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Thirty years ago today             On Friday it was payday and there might have been some small cheques to pick up from The Ontario College ...
Saturday, 11 July 2026

Alan King

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            On Friday morning I guess my steaming of the baseboards the night before had flushed out more bedbugs because there were just as...