Sorry. No photos today as I’m on a Mac. Instead, here are a few more scifi book I really enjoyed and would highly recommend: The Forever War – Haldeman A Canticle for Leibowtiz – Miller Parable of the Sowers – Butler Old Man’s War – Scalzi Read more ⇢

In the Summer it’s the mosquitoes, in the Spring it’s the house flies, and in the Fall it’s those big-ass spiders that emerge from the darkest recesses of your basement to traipse across the carpeted floor whenever you happen to be entertaining. You’d think that Winter would be clear of… Read more ⇢

Good haul this year. I suppose it’s no coincidence that most of the gifts I received were edible. And those that weren’t certainly smelled like they could be. Tonight was Christmas Dinner 2: Revenge of the In-Laws. On the menu this night: lasagna, chickpea salad, cabbage rolls, our second roast… Read more ⇢

Remember those ten pounds I lost over the course of the past month? Well, I think I’ve gained them all back over the course of tonight’s meal. For dinner: Fondy’s super-garlicky garden salad, oven-roasted asparagus, sis’s super-garlicky mashed potatoes, mom’s canelloni stuffed with sweet ricotta cheese, mom’s lasagna, mom’s eggplant… Read more ⇢

I have never enjoyed traveling. Specifically, the “traveling” part of “traveling”. The board a plane and fly for five hours/get into a car and drive for half a day/catch a bus before transferring onto the subway and then catching a train only to miss your connection and have to spend… Read more ⇢

Last day of shopping and running errands as I prepare to board a flight for Montreal tomorrow. Unfortunately, web access won’t be quite so readily available at my mother’s place, so I may miss a day here and there. On the bright side, I’m bringing along my camera and will… Read more ⇢

The cold night air swept in through the partially open doorway, chilling me through my modest t-shirt, as the Greenpeace volunteer yammered on about bears and whales. I could hear the clatter of my wife starting on dinner, snug and cozy back in the kitchen, no doubt reflecting on my… Read more ⇢

For some reason, I’m at my most prolific while driving. Forget sitting in an office, parked in front of a laptop. Give me my Q7 and a nice long drive. Case in point – after agonizing over this script for days, I wrote five pages today while motoring around the… Read more ⇢

Pursuant to yesterday’s Olympic tirade comes word out of Montreal that, after 30 years, the city has finally paid off the cost of its Olympic stadium. Congratulations to all those who helped make Opération Elephant Blanc such a rousing success.   The news didn’t do much to inspire the dogs… Read more ⇢