past, present and pondering at village station restaurant
( click here for full-size version ) A few months ago, we posted a lengthy advertorial from man-about-town Brett Halliday that lavished praise upon a new hotel. Further journeys through the back pages of the Toronto Sun have been rewarded with many more examples of his purple prose that inspire me to go the extra mile in my writing (within reason or for ultimate comedic effect). Whenever I read old Halliday pieces, I marvel at what unfolds before my eyes. Before jumping into the "review" of today's restaurant, Halliday ponders a deep question about life that he had recently been asked: When asked recently if I had my life to live over again, would I like to observe any changes, my answer was an emphatic no! I have not lived through a war, experience depression, yet I have had my fair share of growing, struggling, and reaching a stage in life that has emcompassed a span of exciting events. I have watched man stamp out disease, fly faster than the speed of sou...