double domed because they could  •  In the second of a continuing series, I appear to be working out issues I have with domed buildings. This is the head of the Anglican Church in Ontario which sits a couple blocks west of work. There are two parts to it each under its own dome and the foreground …

60,000 BTUs of turkey cookin' power  •  We were down in southern south-west west central Ontario having dinner with about 17 of the Pennys of Owen Sound side of the family. Impressive was "the right to meat" campaign which not only saw this impressive meat cooking machine at work on Boxing Day but …

I just noticed this over at the B'log. I am sure Ale-Fan would get a laugh despite his fuzzy heed. Apparently a guy in Owen Sound took a 2-4 back to exchange saying it was the wrong brand but in fact the box was full of recapped bottles containing water. It now appears that - after 24 Labatt Blue …

Nominations are being accepted for the Genx40 Best of 2003 Awards in the categories of music, books, TV, the web, ale and cheese. No movies please as I saw one this year and it was good.

I was listening to the AM dial yesterday as summer's close leads [as you all say with one voice] to improved amplitude modulation broadcast propagation and caught the oddest show on WHAM 1180 Rochester, New York: The WHAM wine show. I thought I was listening to good college radio. It was …

When we worked in Poland in 1991, Ellen and I lived on the Baltic coast. Yesterday I went to the "Baltic Deli" on Days Road here in Kingston and it was a bit of a trip back. At the time I was preparing to go east 12 years ago this month, people were concerned I would starve, that the myths of the …

I have only read two books by Douglas Coupland, Generation X (1991) and Souvenir of Canada (2002), the cover of the latter shown, and only read them in the last couple of years. I am more impressed by his observation than his storytelling which makes Souvenir of Canada perfect as it is a personal …

You'll find David Swick's opinion in the now unarchiving Halifax Daily News on the changes to Tim Hortons baking practices here. The bakery has been a concern to the conscientious blogger for some time. For the international set, Tim Hortons is one of Canada's corporate and cultural icons which …

I caught this item on CBC PEI today about "aggressive" Newfs selling us west-of-Edmonstonians their mussels.  Bring it on. What the world needs now is more cheap sustainable seafood. Gotta love the reaction of the little monopolist now faced with competition:  •  “I wish (there) was more …