willie mitchell and the stanley cup

Countries around the world attach great cultural importance to a particular sport; some of these sports are professional and played across the globe and some are so provincial that they seem like weird cultural oddities.  Mongolian goat carcass polo, anyone?…

montreal

On March 3, I will turn 50!  I remember when that was old!  I am celebrating this milestone with a two-week visit to Canada.  Five dear friends organized to meet me in Montreal for what we are billing as the…