Most fifteen year old Canadian boys have likely just completed their first year of high school. Some were probably anxious about being good enough to get selected to the various athletic teams that the school had to offer. Some no doubt were worried about being “cool” and worked the proper social channels to be accepted by their peers. Most were likely enamoured with getting the attention of the pretty girls in their grade. Some probably harboured inner fears of getting picked on or bullied by other boys. One particular fifteen year Canadian old boy did not get to look back on his first year of high school and smile at his successes and frown upon his failures. He did not get to enjoy the camaraderie of his team-mates on a sports team or enjoy the exhilaration of his first high school dance. This particular boy had to worry about interrogators, torture and death.

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This is a confession.

I crave the ridiculous.

I do it often.

Sometimes I do it several times a day.

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My mother, 90, had a mild heart attack that no one noticed.

Home Care Services, a Provincial Government Agency, supplies mom with medical care in her ‘retirement’ suite in a ‘retirement community’. A week ago, one of its nurses phoned and that mom had grown very weak. Now mom’s been in the hospital for a week, and will probably be there another three weeks, while she heals and is being assessed.

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I met Bonnie at a peace conference in B.C. last July. The Globe said this about Shameless, which will be aired on Bravo, on Sunday, May 13, 5 pm Pacific Time, 8 pm Eastern time.

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