Sunday May 28, 1989

Studied for exams. Watched TV. Mom had a bunch of friends over for a birthday BBQ.

Saturday May 27, 1989

I went to Mayfair Chesswod to watch the CISAA tennis finals tournament (Davis Cup style). Crescent did well, but we lost in the semis. Went out with Guy and Jordi.

Friday May 26, 1989

Mom's 47th birthday. Award ceremony for Hudson and announced the prefects for next year. Had granny over for dinner at our house. Watched TV.

Thursday May 25, 1989

Sports Day. I came last in my 800M heat. I came 7th in the triple jump. Wolfe House came in 3rd. Hudson house won Sports Day and the overall house title. D Scott and Rich were Hudson. Calgary beat Montreal 4-2 to capture the Stanley Cup.

Wednesday May 24, 1989

CISAA tournaments. Crescent did well overall - especially in rugby. The U15 tennis team (that I was the assistant coach for) beat Holy Trinity. Went grocery shopping with mom after school. Studied.

Tuesday May 23, 1989

I got 85% on the radio play. We had the final assembly of the year. Studied for exams.

Monday May 22, 1989

Victoria Day. No school. I studied for my exams in the morning and then went to Canada's Wonderland with Guy. We didn't get home until 1am!

Sunday May 21, 1989

We had another Willowbrook versus German Mills ball hockey challenge. German Mills won 5-4. Calgary beat Montreal 4-3.

Saturday May 20, 1989

I helped mom with a garage sale at our house. I went to see K-9 at The Madison with Guy, Jordi and Buntman. We also ran into Fingret and Gary D there.

Friday May 19, 1989

Math test. I went to a party at Jenifer Burdock's house. Slept over at Buntman's after.

Thursday May 18, 1989

Final exams schedule came out. Gabe and I went back to the JCC for a rematch (he won again). Watched TV.

Wednesday May 17, 1989

French test. Trained for 800M in gym class. Did homework. Watched game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals - Montreal 4 Calgary 2.

Tuesday May 16, 1989

We practiced the long jump in gym class. We watched the rest of Great Expectations in English class. Gabe and I went to the JCC after dinner to play tennis - he won 6-4.

Monday May 15, 1989

Geography test. We started studying cells in Science class. Chicken nuggets for lunch. I watched Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Sunday May 14, 1989

Mother's Day. My grandfather's Matzevah (Unveiling of the tombstone). The last episode ever of Family Ties - I bawled at the end when all of the cast came out on stage. Stanley Cup Finals began: Calgary 3 defeated Montreal 2 in game 1.

Saturday May 13, 1989

Jordi, Guy and I went to Canada's Wonderland for Opening Day. We hit the new ride - Timberwolf Falls was the new ride. There was a huge laser dance in the evening.

Friday May 12, 1989

Gabe and dad returned from their Florida trip. I wrote a Math test. We watched the movie Great Expectations in English class (we had read the book for class already). I hooked up with Singer and Bram after school and we went to some girl's house on Post Road. Then we went to Lime Rickey's and met up with Debra G and Lisa S.

[Note: I remember the house on Post Road had a full-on movie screen in the basement and I had never seen anything like it before. It was probably the nicest home I had ever been in at that time.]

Thursday May 11, 1989

We used microscopes in Science class with Stu Cumner (yup, just a few jokes about that last name in an all boys school). Wrote a paper on Lester B. Pearson. Montreal eliminated the Philadelphia Flyers, but the game was famous for Ron Hextall's attack on Chris Chelios.


[Note: Hextall would later receive a 12 game suspension.]

Wednesday May 10, 1989

I got 100% on my Science test. I skipped the afternoon classes with JJ. We went to grab some lunch. I found out that I had been accepted to receive a scholarship to Crescent for the following year. The Flames advanced to the Stanley Cup finals.

[Note - as you may recall, I had already registered to attend York Mills Collegiate for grade 10. One day I was sitting in the school library and my English teacher, Mr. Osborne, who was also involved with admissions, approached me. He told me that he was sad to hear that I didn't plan on returning to Crescent School (I had sent in a form notifying the school I would not be coming back) and he delicately inquired into if it was because I didn't value my experience there, or was it more of an economic matter. In actual fact it was a combination of the two, but I didn't want to reveal that I went from being a cool kid to pretty much a nerd and wanted to flee to the safety of an environment that was more familiar - namely, a Jewish one. Mr. Osborne then let me know about scholarships available at Crescent School and how he had some influence around who received them. This teacher was instrumental in seeing that I received the scholarship (actually plural, as they lasted from grade 10-12) and finished my highschooling at Crescent. Every year of highschool got better and better and I now look back and consider the experience to have been a huge influence on me - from education, to values, to confidence, to amazing lasting friendships. I donate money back to Crescent School (albeit modestly) every year and can never praise the institution too much. I feel very fortunate to have had that experience and Mr. Osborne is who I owe that to. I was able to get a hold of him a few years back by email, and I let him know that I remember and appreciate what he did for me, but it was faint recognition for the level of impact he had.]

Tuesday May 9, 1989

I got 92% on my French test. Wrote an English test. Gilled cheese for lunch. Flyers beat Habs 2-1 in OT.

Monday May 8, 1989

Did homework. Watched hockey.

Sunday May 7, 1989

I rented Die Hard. Did homework. Watched Montreal 3 Philly 0.

[Note: Die Hard was definitely the best action movie I had ever seen and became the template - crazy hostage situation - for numerous films after. Patrick Roy was on fire!]

Saturday May 6, 1989

Gary Don, Roger, Fingret and I went to the Promenade. Talked to dad. I went to Thornlea Fashion Show with Fingret, Rabie, Tom D and Kamin. Calgary beat Chicago 5-2.

Friday May 5, 1989

Wrote a Math test. Sandro and I went to Mihalidi's place after school to work on a radio play. Montreal beat Philly 5 - 1.

Thursday May 4, 1989

Pastrami sandwiches for lunch ... or at least what passes for pastrami with gentiles. I got 9/10 on my History map. I went for a long bike ride after school. Watched Chicago 4 Calgary 2.

Wednesday May 3, 1989

We had a test in French class. At lunch Min, Omar and I played poker and then it turned into $1 hands of war. Min went on a crazy run and Omar ended up down $26!!! Played road hockey with some of the kids on my street after school. I watched Montreal 3 Philly 0.


[Note - $26 does not sound like much, but we were freaking out and Omar's mom ended up calling Min to negotiate his cancelling of the debt. I believe this was the end of our lunch gambling sessions.]

Tuesday May 2, 1989

Mom and I went to the Promenade after school to grab dinner at Made In Japan. Watched TV - Calgary 3 Chicago 0.

[Note: Before anyone calls Social Services, Made In Japan was a relatively new concept then and was pretty good ... at least that's my recollection.]

Monday May 1, 1989

Chinese food for lunch. Wrote a test in Computer Science. Gabe and dad called from Florida. I watched Phildaelphia 4 Montreal 1.