Posts Tagged: Kingston
Who Was The Last Slave In Ontario Or Kingston?
Posted by on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 in - 14 comments
Right: Levi Veney, ex-slave who lived in Amherstburg, taken at J. D. Burkes’ store, 1898. Archives of Ontario. Click for large view. • I am not one of those anti-MSM, "the boogiemen are just round that corner now that Democrats are here" sorts of persons that have been so tediously active in the …
Snow To The North, Snow To The South...
Posted by on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 in - 7 comments
It is odd living in Kingston sometimes and no odder when there is a foot or more of of snow within fifty miles as the crow flies but nothing here. That is from WWNY TV from Watertown, NY up top and to the side is the scene this morning in Ottawa. Here is the Ottawa Citizen's report on the snowfall …
Scotland Beats Argentina!
Posted by on Thursday, June 12, 2008 in - 4 comments
I took no photos so that I could pay attention to the game. But the GX40 sound recording unit would have been a better choice as, if you are interested in hearing the sound of sides of beef being crashed into each other, international rugby could be your game. The game yesterday here in Kingston …
Ice Attack
Posted by on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 in - 4 comments
A day to not do anything: • “GENERALLY EAST OF ROCHESTER THIS MORNING. SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE WILL KEEP THE THREAT FOR MODERATE FREEZING RAIN ACROSS EASTERN SECTIONS FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT FEW HOURS...ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING ARE NOT THAT FAR OFF TO THE SOUTH WITH …
A White Christmas After All!
Posted by on Monday, December 24, 2007 in - 2 comments
Wearing shorts shopping yesterday in the 9° C rain has been unexpectedly followed by a double lake effect band over Erie and Ontario dumping snow right now on my house in the pre-dawn. The ever helpful forecast discussion out of the Buffalo office says: • “THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION WILL …
The US Military Here In Kingston
Posted by on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 in - 2 comments
The Whig has a good article today about four young officers from the US on exchange at our Royal Military College: • “The one big difference they note is that Canadian military drill, based on the British system, is much more physically demanding than the French-derived American parade drill …
Linkfest Bullety Chat For Whatsamadayisit?
Posted by on Friday, August 10, 2007 in - 20 comments
It's all about the caverns. Name them!!! • People say you need three weeks off to get to that point when you can't recall the day of the week, your local phone extension or your boss's wife's name. I am lucky. I get there by about 5:43 pm on any Friday. So I am a little unclear why I am doing …
Vintage Base Ball Tomorrow
Posted by on Saturday, July 21, 2007 in - 2 comments
Some neato happening tomorrow as a small group of vehicles will leave Kingston filled with guys who are going to play a game in another country that they have never played before. Heck, even though we've had a batting practice, all nine players have not even been in the same room together yet. But …
Chitchattery Fridayesque
Posted by on Friday, July 20, 2007 in - 7 comments
Another week is gone. It was a good one except for the Red Sox starting their August collapse a little early. In other sporting news, apparently there was a move to press gang the Chilean U20 soccer team for the Hudson Bay fleet last evening. And I play vintage base ball this weekend in another …
