It’s official:  A month from today, I will be in Canada.  Toronto, specifically.  I’ve never actually been to Toronto before — I’ve been to Quebec City more than once (and it was the reason why I took French in school, the Spanish kids in 8th grade got to go to a Mexican restaurant but the French kids got to spend a weekend in Quebec… you be the judge), and I’ve spent a couple of weekends in Montreal as well… the most recent of which I don’t really remember.  Anyways, Toronto was described to me once as “New York as if it were built by the Swiss,” which intrigues me.  So now I have to ask… is there anything there I absolutely have to see?  I’m not going to have that much time to go sightseeing, and I’m also told that Toronto in early March is somewhat colder than taking a cold bath with ice cubes in the tub while in a walk-in freezer, which is a little cold, even for this battle-hardened Northeasterner.

Turning now to sports, I’ve noticed the sudden appearance of Dunkin’ Donuts commercials on the TeeVee.  Does this mean that my precious Dunkin’s might be making its way back to California sooner rather than later?  Because right now, the closest one is in Phoenix, and while I’m usually interested in wild-goose-chase roadtrips, a 12-hour roundtrip for a cup of coffee and a box of Munchkins seems excessive even to me.