Bill Halman's Blog

Guys... want to start a family? Think about this first.

Posted By: Bill Halman · 5/8/2013 10:03:00 PM

Let me preface this by saying that I love my family very much and that I’m very happy with my life. I certainly don’t won’t folks getting the wrong idea. But, sometimes I have this thought. If I had just gotten this one piece of information, I might have made a different decision about starting my family.

So now you're trying to guess, what’s the info I wish I’d had.

Was it “Just wait and see all the poopie diapers you’ll have to change.” No, I got used to that and it never really bothered me.

Was it “You’ll never find the time to hang with guys anymore”. Not true. I’ve got a great spouse who gives me the time when I need it and vice versa.

How about ”Forget about a good night’s sleep. You’ll never have one of those again.” This one was true but wouldn’t make me ...

Please keep your toy guns at home.

Posted By: Bill Halman · 5/7/2013 12:21:00 PM

What a beautiful weekend it was. The sun was shining, the temperature was hot and it was a perfect day to head to Lamoureax Park with the family and have some fun with other families who obviously had the same intentions. 

I have to say, Cornwall parents a right on par with parents everywhere who want to make sure that their kids are behaving right in public. It happens to all parents at one point at the public park. Your kid bumps into another kid or vice versa and ultimately one kid starts to cry and wants their Mommy. And when that happened to us over the weekend (and it happens quite a bit), parents came over to check on Jack and apologize or again we would go and do the same to the parents of the kid that Jack ran over. However I was not ready to see what ...

Why I’m excited for this year’s Lift-Off (and you should be too)

Posted By: Bill Halman · 5/2/2013 10:39:00 PM

This is my second summer in Cornwall and as anyone will tell you around here... Kinsman Cornwall Lift-Off is the area’s signature summer event. So far they are right. I haven’t been disappointed yet. And the line up this year has me more excited than ever to take part. 

The Headliners

APRIL WINE - Like fine wine, April Wine keeps sounding fresh with every year that passes despite having toured for over 40 years. Good music is just good music. With the addition of local drummer Roy Nichol, this will prove to be a highlight of the weekend. 

DOWN WITH WEBSTER - This is a band that you might not have heard of but your kids have. Their unique style of blending Hip Hop, Rock, Pop and Rap has hooked many young people across Canada and the US. They’ve sold over 50,000 albums and been nominate for numerous awards over ...

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