Foiled again
I thought had it bad last year when our TIFF box was the second-last one picked. This year we’re in the absolute last box. #19, when box #20 (of 33 […]
Monthly Archives: August 2011
The big TIFF narrow-down
Actually, not so big this year. Still lots among the ~500 movies that I want to see, but not as thick a crop as it seems to have been in […]
Nearly an island
Since last year’s camping excursion went so well we decided to take another crack at it this year. So, last weekend Nellie and I booked a campsite way in advance […]
"Don't let them tell you it can't be done."
We arrived home yesterday to news that Jack Layton, leader of the official opposition, long time head of the NDP and even longer Toronto city councilor, had lost his fight […]
Not almost. Home.
Almost exactly one year ago I wrote what was the latest in a number of blog posts about the West Memphis Three. I’ve been following their case for nine years, […]
Last night's dinner menu
And I thought the other kind of calculus was bad
Last Sunday, after a late but enjoyable Saturday evening with friends, Nellie and I were enjoying a nice lazy lie-in, like any other Sunday morning. We didn’t have anywhere to […]
