The book was inspired by a visit to a lifelong friend who emigrated to Toronto. I had fun speaking about some Canadian history and really wanted to cover how a foreigner should not offend his Canadian hosts.

My wife suffers from night blindness so I had to drive her to any nighttime meetings of her writers groups. I should have realized it would only be a matter of time before I got bit by the writing bug.
I was born in Brooklyn New York My wife is from Boston Massachusetts. We have a mixed marriage. She's a Red Sox fan and I'm a Met Fan. We've been married for over twenty five years so I guess I'm doing something right.
We live in Southern Arizona with two very spoiled feline children.