Happy Canada Day
We just got back from a couple of nights at Mike & Heather’s cottage. The weather was beautiful. The drinks were plentiful. Ken was there (with his wife Michelle) and […]
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Canada’s population, divided into quarters
Via What’s Different In Canada: .:. Cover photo by James Milstid, used under Creative Commons license
For-profit weather
One of the most shocking things about Michael Lewis‘ last book, The Fifth Risk, was about the weather. While the whole book is a collection of jaw-dropping reasons to be […]
Pre-holiday training
In all the hubbub before our vacation I forgot to mention what a busy weekend it was, imbibing-wise: Dec 12: I had dinner and worked at Batch while Lindsay met […]
Century since
My whole life I’ve been fascinated by disasters. Canadian disasters, specifically, probably because the Halifax Explosion was such a significant part of Nova Scotia lore. I’ve always been especially interested […]
Viewpoint estate
Things haven’t really slowed down after that epic long weekend. On top of a busy week at work, the eating and drinking has still come thick and fast. Tuesday: I finished […]
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My superb weekends in Montreal are becoming too numerous to count. Here’s the really, really short version. Thursday: an easy taxi / flight / taxi combo had me from […]
