I had to put one of our cats to sleep earlier this month. Garbo Jeng had had a severe lung infection, which left extensive scarring on the lining of her lungs. It turned out she also had a very large tumour and she was in a pretty serious condition; her breathing was shallow and very …
Monthly Archive: August 2009
Aug 28 2009
Buskerfest 2009
I went for my usual Friday fried rice at the St. Lawrence Market at lunchtime today. As I was walking along the street, I remembered that yesterday was the start of the annual Buskerfest, so the streets were packed with people by the time I got there. I managed to get to my favourite Chinese …
Aug 27 2009
Julie & Julia
I had dinner at the Salad King on Gould Street with a couple of friends last night, before heading to the AMC cinema at Yonge & Dundas to watch the movie, Julie & Julia. It’s great to go watch a show immediately after office hours—the theatre is empty at this time of day and you’re …
Aug 24 2009
Luna Café
I hadn’t been out on my own on my bicycle for quite a while, so it was with much pleasure that I set off from home on two wheels yesterday afternoon, to wander the streets and weave my way through the west of the city in search of hidden gems. It doesn’t always happen that …
Aug 21 2009
Indiana Wants Me (not!)
I’ve always like that song, by R. Dean Taylor. Ironically, he was from Toronto, Ontario, which is where our guests Tony and Marie were flying out of last night, on their way to Indianapolis, Indiana, to visit family. Having stayed with us for a few days already, they left our home yesterday afternoon for the …
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I was born in England, spent part of my childhood in Zambia and eventually immigrated to Canada. This is a blog about the news and events in my life, my interests in politics, religion, human rights, science, reason, and the odd post here and there about my cats.
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