All of Gen

“That’s what I consider true generosity: You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.” — Simone de Beauvoir

Quentin Mourier

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

I have read many things about the attacks in Paris, over the past couple of days.

I know many statistics, like the latest reports that 129 people, maybe even more by now, have…

Malik “PHIFE DAWG” Taylor, A Tribe Called Quest/Native Tongues ~ In Memoriam

Malik Isaac Taylor aka Phife Dawg (November 20, 1970 — March 22, 2016)

“His music and what he’s contributed is seismic and hard to measure.” Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest on…

In memory of my friend Casey

I went to pub trivia last night, as is my custom. Unlike my custom, I did so alone. My team name was “In memory of Casey Ostrowski.” Here’s the story.

Casey Ostrowski, who later changed his name to Lee Kazimir was an old friend of mine from high school…

Remembering Michael Hastings

I met Mike Hastings in the fall of 1991. He was one of a handful of new kids to join our Grade Six class at an all boys private school in Montreal. I had come to the school a couple years prior as a ‘new boy’ myself. We connected immediately. He was a good student, really smart…

The Human Costs of War

Justin Miller’s Story