January 15, 2009

Day 210: Cold comfort

Narrowly escaped a good-deed faux pas today. It was brutally cold in Toronto (minus 21 C with wind chill factored in) — so cold it made your eyes water.
As I walked from the subway downtown, I spotted a man wearing a shabby parka, hood pulled way up, holding a paper cup.
He was standing on the [...]

January 15, 2009

Day 209: Stare master

I fell off the good-deed wagon today. Just a little.
I blame it on public transportation. Too many pitfalls.
It’s been about a month since I’ve hopped on the TTC and it took me a while to get back in the groove.
Everything started out well. As I paid my fare, I gave the driver a big “Hello, [...]