A few random observations from our recent vacation to Montreal and Quebec City: The official language of the province of Quebec, where both cities are located, is French. Quebec City,…

While visiting Quebec City, we ate dinner at a restaurant known for its incredible shepherd's pie. The shepherd's pie was excellent. It was exactly the way my mother made it.…

"Really?" was my thought when I stepped up to these urinals in Quebec City and was greeted with this image. I appreciate it when businesses find innovative ways to do…

When I boarded the plane in Philadelphia yesterday for the second leg of my trip to Traverse City, Michigan, the plane was incredibly hot. I sat down, buckled my seatbelt,…

I'm sure a restaurateur or chef will explain why this idea is unrealistic, unprofitable, and stupid, but I don't care. It's not. It's a great idea. Tremendous, even. My idea:…

A recent YouGov poll asked Americans, "What makes an American?" The most agreed-upon characteristic? "Obeys US laws." Not my first choice, but not a bad one. At least it makes…

A band named Soup wrote and recorded a song titled "Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend," based upon my novel of the same name. Twelve years ago. Little did I know.…

On our hike to Montmorency Falls in Quebec, Elysha stopped us on the trail to point out this tree, just on the edge of the boardwalk. It's a real thing.…

A bit of advice for all comics or performers of any kind: The last three words that you speak onstage should never be, "That's my time." It's a repetitive, boring,…

We were vacationing in Quebec City for about three days when it finally hit me: This is where my mother's side of the family lived not that long ago. I…