The Grand (re)opening

on relaunching the remarkable foolsletter -dispatches from the best part of the best part of the world

Alo dear reader!

I’m back!

Welcome to this collection of dispatches, written from the best part of the best part of the world where the saltwater air mingles with the faint, comforting scent of woodsmoke drifting over from the Dartmouth side.

For a long time, I have been obsessed with the “Remarkable Fool.” To the professional world, being a fool is a mark of shame—an awkward blemish to be hidden behind a crisp suit or a technical manual.

This dispatch is a labour of love, curated to reflect the heart and quirkiness of life in Nova Scotia.

The new schedule?

Weekly dispatches.

And these are a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit, found in the small moments like mending a leaky boot or laughing at the vet’s office when the air smells of fear and wet fur.

We find our power not in perfection, but in the courage to show up, participate, and beginning again, anew.

What follows is a consolidated history of a life lived in the “best part of the best part of the world.” It is an invitation to find the others, to embrace your own “weird wiring,” and to realize that a life more fulfilling often begins with a remarkably foolish choice.

Whether we are navigating the tides of the Halifax Harbour or simply enjoying a Pirate cookie with Nanny, we are all just characters in the same absurd, miraculous play.

I’m Jimmy from Dartmouth. I’ll see you on the ferry.