As one who’s delved into this type of milieu before, I thought I’d post a link to an interesting analysis of keywords and phrases used by people dating online. The tips and advice offered in the article are based on an analysis of more than 500,000 “first contacts” sent by users of OkCupid, the leading …
Category Archive: Misc
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 …
Apr 14 2009
Fire up the BBQ, folks!
We used the BBQ last night, for the first time this season. It was a beautiful evening, not quite warm enough to sit outside but more than okay to step into the back yard for cooking al fresco. Earlier over the weekend, El Franco had made bread dough for a pissaladière (a traditional Nice onion …
Apr 12 2009
Sweeping winter away
The official date for spring came and went in March. It’s now April 12, which is when Easter Sunday is celebrated this year. The sun is shining brightly today but there’s a bit of a nip in the air, as if winter’s not quite ready yet to hand over the reins. However, disputes between seasons …
Mar 05 2009
Three question meme
My friend Lawrence, over on Propago Pro Populus, poses three questions in one of his posts where he asks: If you could see any 3 bands live, from any time, who would they be? What instrument do you want to champion? Which 5 places do you want to see before you die? Here are my …
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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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