A Gentleman's relish

Reminiscing about the halcyon days of summers past is one of the better ways to ward off the seasonal blahs of mid-winter, especially since back surgery has robbed me of the ski season. Keeping me warm beside the fire recently have been fond memories of our years as 'narrowboaters' on the canals of Great Britain. For the uninitiated, narrowboats are essentially long skinny houseboats. [ 359 more words ] http://gentlemansrelish.ca/2019/01/13/life-in-the-slow-lane/

I had a moment of lucidity towards the end of my first year law school exams, and decided to put the paper chase on hold for a while, and bolted for the freedom of the open road. I joined a small group of like-minded vagabonds and a couple of crazy Aussies who just happened to own a secondhand Bedford Army truck, which we decided to drive from London to Nairobi, across the Sahara desert, through the jungle of the Congo and on to the Great Plains of the Serengeti. [ 594 more words ] http://gentlemansrelish.ca/2018//23/christmas-in-the-congo/

Whistler has just sent a demand letter to a major Alberta oil company seeking compensation for the extra costs incurred by the municipality because of climate change. Now that is a bandwagon I can climb aboard!-here's a draft of my own demand letter to Big Oil: TO: nasty, polluting, nakedly for-profit oil company: Dear Your Nastiness: Upon a recent review of the family budget I have come to the inescapable conclusion that we are spending more, indeed much more, as a direct result of climate change. [ 425 more words ] http://gentlemansrelish.ca//all-aboard-the-climate-change/

It was a dark and stormy night in Port Hardy. Port Hardy, as you may know, is the end of the line- the terminus of the Island Highway, and the dropping off point for parts unknown. It was also Saturday night, and the start of our vacation. It was time to show my lady a good time. [ 971 more words ] http://gentlemansrelish.ca/2018/11/22/infernus-sanguinum/

Lost Youth’s Lament http://gentlemansrelish.ca/2018/10/12/lost-youths-lament-2/