• The gentlest way of walking
    September 9, 2010
    “Going barefoot is the gentlest way of walking. It's a way of living that is authentic, vulnerable and sensitive to our surroundings; removing the...
  • You’ll have the park to yourself
    August 25, 2010
    As this lovely summer inevitably winds down, take heart. There is still time to get away and enjoy a little camping. Campgrounds, with their...
  • What’s so bad about a stuffed astronaut?
    August 18, 2010
    If television commercials have taught me anything, it is that anytime a man is doing something he enjoys, a woman will step in to put an end to it. ...
  • Isn’t that Gordon Whitefoot?
    August 5, 2010
    Any animal that makes a habit of visiting your property, I think, deserves a decent nickname. When people say, “Hey, there’s a dog in your yard...
  • Settle into Hammocker’s Digest
    July 29, 2010
    When I decide to leave the hassles of ordinary life behind and become insanely rich, I may just do it by launching a new summer magazine. As much...
  • George Steinbrenner was baseball
    July 21, 2010
    Minor ball hosted quite the tournament on the weekend, with thirty teams and more than 300 young players whooping it up in every direction. It...
  • getting into the game
    July 15, 2010

    Are you a has been or a never was?

    I first met Bo Jackson at a Jr. C Patriots game. It was the kind of introduction that sticks...
  • Better than a television show
    July 8, 2010
    There is a family I like to visit, because their door is always open, their fridge always has a cold drink waiting for you, and there is always a bed...
  • Entering ‘Fredhead’ territory
    June 24, 2010
    I really enjoy Fred Eaglesmith and his music so when I got it into my head a few months back that attending one of his concerts was long overdue, I...
  • The gift of schnapps and sausage
    June 24, 2010
    Take an aimless wander through downtown Toronto, and it isn’t hard to see why the locals love it so much. It’s a place where commerce meets...