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Skirl: (skûrl) n. A shrill wailing sound

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“If Spock were here, and I were there, what would he do?” “He’d let you die.”

May 19, 2013by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

I really do love staying in town on May 2-4 weekend. It seems like everyone else in Toronto drives to a cottage somewhere, leaving the downtown core downright civilized for […]

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“I’m just a little more used to Americans than he is.”

May 12, 2013by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

Django Unchained (imdb | rotten tomatoes) was violent and profane and funny and long, like most Tarantino films. It was also pretty uncomfortable to watch, and I kept thinking about how hard it […]

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Movies
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The key word here is control.

May 11, 2013by Dan Dickinson 1 Comment

Oh, right. The LCBO might go on strike. Yawn. Seriously, I don’t see this as a problem at all. Which is probably not what the LCBO wants to hear, since […]

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Food / drink, Toronto
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“Friends, relations, tribe, nation, common people.”

May 5, 2013by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

I spent most of last week at a conference just outside of Phoenix. This was my view each morning: Not bad, right? But with this trip coming right on the […]

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Food / drink, Movies, Sports, Toronto
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Tension grows and the whistle blows

April 28, 2013by Dan Dickinson 1 Comment

I love sports. The classic match-ups. The iconic venues. The unforgettable moments. I was lucky enough to be back in Boston last weekend for work. In between conference sessions I had […]

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Freeballin’

April 22, 2013by Dan Dickinson 1 Comment

About halfway up to our friends Matt & Kaylea’s cottage last Friday we got a text from Matt telling us to meet them in Norland. Turns out he’d forgotten his key […]

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Food / drink, Friends, Trips
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Boston

April 15, 2013by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

For fuck’s sake. Boston. We just visited for the first time, not two months ago. It felt like Halifax, like home. I was back two weeks after that for a […]

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