Walking by the TIFF Bell Lightbox building on King West on the way to work this morning, a guy in front of us strolls along with a hint of a drunken swagger. Dressed in ripped and soiled jeans, a dirty jacket that’s too big for his slight frame and carrying a green plastic bottle crate, he weaves …
Category Archive: Misc
Mar 05 2011
The Shack
I couldn’t stand this novel. A commenter on an earlier post suggested that I read the book, so I decided to give it a try. The premise is awful (Mack’s youngest daughter, Missy, is murdered, and he gets an invitation in the mail to go to a shack in the mountains for a personal visit …
Apr 12 2010
WordPress app for iPhone
Short post, just dowloaded the app. It’s relatively easy to set up (after a bit of back-and-forth with hosting support) and once that’s done it seems to work quite well!
Nov 05 2009
True Love Lies
I went to see the play True Love Lies, recently; a comedy about a husband, wife, son and daughter—and a former lover whose surprise return heralds chaos for all. Canadian playwright and director Brad Fraser manages to weave a fast-paced plot in this Toronto production, now playing at the Factory Theatre at Bathurst and Adelaide. …
Sep 28 2009
To be, or not to be?
“Last weekend, I went to the Air Canada Centre to watch the game,” wrote Fred—our grammar instructor at Tuesday’s night class—who turned away from the blackboard to take stock of the expectant expressions on the faces of the students staring at his neatly scrawled words. “Now, who can tell me: what’s the object of this …
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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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