It’s exactly 10:55 pm. And EXACTLY 15 years ago, I was wrapping up my first and only blind date with an extraordinary young woman who had agreed to dine with me at The Red Tomato in downtown Toronto.

It was a four hour dinner, that seemingly lasted 40 minutes. Within that space, I had TRIED to secure two more encounters for a later date; a movie, and perhaps a spin around the rink at Nathan Phillips Square.
I left the dinner completely enraptured with that young woman.

To this very day… At this very hour… Some 15 years later, I still am.

The greatest thing to ever happen in my life was my becoming a Catholic. But the greatest thing to ever happen in my life was meeting Andrea Schlegel.

Drea, thanks for being my skating partner.
I love you, darling.