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”This is a tale of adventure and athletics, of family and friends, of courage and humour… Jeff Mackwood’s lively vignettes form a vivid memoir revealing a sensitive and caring father, husband and son who bravely faced serious health issues, the death of his parents and the dramatic birth of a grandchild. We share his sad concern and cheer with him when the baby finally begins to breathe. Jeff traveled the world, experiencing other cultures and droll situations which he recounts with an eye for amusing detail, noted while consuming many margaritas and quantities of beer. Despite work and family, travel and travails, he found time to excel in extreme sports practiced in extreme conditions.”
—Roseann O’Reilly Runte, President and Vice-Chancellor, Carleton University, Ottawa
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Table of Content
Opportunity from Tragedy 1Snap of Rubber Gloves 4
The Ruby Ring 6
Hockey Heaven on Howe Street 9
Pie ! 10
Paintings – The Lessons 12
Hooligans’ Game 13
A Never-Solved Mystery 14
Super Mike 17
A Crasher’s Tale – Part 1 19
Wine Opener and Oven Mitt 23
Border Crossing 25
Walking To Chicago Stadium 27
London Pub Crawl 30
Honda Meet Datsun 32
I’m Not Dreaming Terror 38
Under The Rainbow 39
The Christmas Turkey 40
Cycling in Italy 41
Rumble in Toronto 43
The Poo-Pee Flush 46
Chiropractic 48
Go Grayson Go! 50
Hilton Hookers 52
Flipping a Quebec Bird 54
There’s Quartz in Them Thar Hills! 55
Lights, Camera, Cut! 56
Cream Pie 59
Bank It Off His Left Nut 60
Nightmares of 256 Supple Street 62
Mind The Gap 65
D’Oh! 67
Quick Clay 70
Jack and Bill 71
Interspecies Love 72
Frog Astaire 74
Yes Minister(s) ! 75
Americans Spying on Americans 78
Crop Patterns 80
8-Tracks, Shotguns and Rifles 82
Maxi-Me 83
Singapore Satisfaction – Part 1 88
’72 Ski-Doo 91
A Son’s Duty 93
Risky Business 99
Double-Barrel or Doberman? 100
Swimming – The Hot and the Cold of It 103
Corporal Punishment 106
Broken Noses 108
Stroke One – Having a Sharon Stone 110
The 21-Year-Old Springbank 112
Low-Hanging Exit Sign 115
Incoming! 117
The Kilts 119
The Thinkers 122
The 155-Pound Subwoofer 123
The Best Darn Margaritas in the World 125
The Perv 127
Pembroke Pub Crawls 129
Proud Father 132
Great Pyramid of Giza 134
Coliseum 137
Cold, Darn Cold! 140
The Scotch Night 143
Paintings – The Self-Portrait 144
Boeing, Boeing, Gone! 145
Paris Shower Stall 149
The Last High – Thai Sticks 150
Good Relations 151
How Much For That Guy in the Window? 153
The Amber Necklace 156
The Boyfriend Killer 157
A Crasher’s Tale – Part 2 159
The Robert Grahams 162
The Sea of Tits 163
You’re Still An A-Hole Watson! 165
Obituary 166
Lucky’s Lake Swim 167
Bavarian Beer Tour 169
The Idiot Vote 172
Stroke Two – I Smell Curry 173
Fight or Flight 175
The Pearls 178
Recollections of the Hofbrauhaus 181
Singapore Satisfaction – Part 2 182
Pain Relief 183
Paintings – The Avenue 184
Chevy Chevette Chills 186
Turkey Thief 188
The Tradition 189
Muddy Footprints 190
No Officer 191
Lock-in at The Royal Exchange 194
Slow Motion Rollover 196
Just Swish It Around 198
Flying Drunk 200
Four Floors of Whores 202
Swiss Alps 205
The Richard-Out Award 208
The Vasectomy 209
Cuban Cigar Hangovers 212
The Pool That Wasn’t 214
Paintings – Vermeer 216
Arab Conflict 217
The Dive Knife 220
My Standard Fee 223
Zap Three Times 225
Acknowledgements and Credits
About Me, the Author
About the author
Jeff Mackwood was born and raised in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. He has an engineering degree from Carleton University. For most of his career he travelled the world doing marketing and business development in the aerospace industry. He is now retired and living in Ottawa.
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 240 ● ISBN 9780994931023 ● File size 3.1 MB ● Publisher Jeff Mackwood ● Published 2016 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5455219 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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