You can tell you're getting older when ...

... the garbage men look like they are too young to shave.

Ottawawacker Jr. has been mad on bin lorries and garbage trucks since he was in his stroller. But what we lose in conversation, we gain in a willingness to do more than his fair share of chores. Every Monday, it's garbage day. One week for garbage and plastic recycling, the next for paper. Every week it's food and green waste. There he is, before he goes off to school, carefully taking the green bin to the curb. What a star...