Ya know yourself whenever you’re tellin’ a story, especially if it’s a good one, ya sometimes stretch the truth a bit if it makes the story sound better. Nothin’ wrong with that, we all do it all the time. But every once in a while ya run into somebody who can’t open their mouth without …
Author Archives: John McNeil
Big Billy – Coffee and, uh, donuts
Little Bill’s a teenager now, and he’s usually off with the girlfriend or bangin’ on his guitar tryin’ to be a rockstar, so there’s not too many chances for the two of us to hang around the way we used to when he was a kid. [Read more]
Big Billy – What a crock
If ya ask me, it’s Minnie’s fault, really. She got me this shiny new Toronto Maple Leafs glass for Christmas – one of them big ones with a handle and the logo etched right into the glass – and ever since hockey started back up, it’s the only glass I’ll use for anything besides tea. [Read …
Big Billy – The Parent Trap
Me and Minnie were sittin’ at the kitchen table havin’ our tea after supper the other night when Rosie wanders into the kitchen talkin’ into the phone. OK, she said. So you can pick me up? Sounds good – I’ll see you in a few minutes.Big BIlly Where ya goin’? Minnie says. [Read more]
Big Billy – Drop the puck, boys
Thank cripes the hockey’s back, eh? Just bow your heads and say a little prayer for all us poor fellas who had to spend Saturday nights doin’ somethin’ home with the wife and kids. Hockey season is supposed to give ya a break from havin’ to do that the other six nights of the week, …
Big Billy – Abracadabra!
One time years ago, I gave it a shot at bein’ a magician. [Read more]
Big Billy – The end is near
My wife Minnie is a bit of a funny bird sometimes. There’s no doubt she’s probably the smartest person I know – I mean, she really does know somethin’ about everything, whether it’s how to make the perfect spaghetti and meatballs with the whole recipe in her head, or how to make homemade wallpaper paste, …
Fuel to the Fire
Israel’s discovery of massive reserves of natural gas under the Mediterranean Sea presents at least as many problems as opportunities. While the reserves could provide Israel with energy for the next 150 years, territorial disputes and volatile relationships with neighbouring countries will be difficult to overcome. This story appears in the Winter 2013 issue of The Global …
Big Billy – Love and meat darts
Last week while we were eatin’ breakfast Minnie was flippin’ through the paper and seen an ad for a meat darts tournament somewheres. Look at that, she said. Ya know what that reminds me of? The year we went to the Boxin’ Day meat darts mixed tournament and Dougie and Christy got engaged. [Read more]
Big Billy – Some assembly required
Ah, Boxin’ Day. The kids are up and playin’ with their stuff, there’s a fridge full of delicious leftovers you can stuff your face with, the World Juniors hockey starts up, and nobody says boo if ya start sippin’ on a beer at 10 in the mornin’ to dull the eggnog hangover and start slippin’ …
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