Aug 07 2011
The rain is coming down hard in Boystown this Sunday afternoon. El Franco and I just came out of the cinema after watching “A Better Life”, then called a friend to meet for a beer at the Churchmouse & Firkin. I arrived here first, and it’s sticky and hot and humid, but the weather hasn’t stopped …
May 06 2011
I had an appointment with my dentist yesterday. I’ve been going to this dentist for 6 or 7 years now, and I’ve never had any complaints about him. Other than the fact that he has fingers like hot dogs, and can be a bit rough when he’s rooting around in there, he’s nevertheless a pleasant …
Apr 27 2011
…a good day to get some work done in the front yard! Since moving into our old house in 2007, there have been some debates between El Franco and me over the state of the flagstones in the not-so-big front yard. I maintained that they were in good condition and that we didn’t need to …
Apr 01 2011
One of my best Christmas presents was my very first microscope, which was bought for me when I was around 10 (the 2nd best was a chemistry set). I remember collecting insects and hair follicles and spending hours poring over the specimens. One of the most interesting things was pond water, teeming with life. However, …
Mar 20 2011
I found this song in the voice memo app on my phone yesterday. It’s a traditional French Christmas carol called “Trois anges sont venus ce soir” (Three angels came this evening), sung by El Franco. I have no idea when he recorded it, nor does he. It must’ve been when we’d had “one too many” …
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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