Why don'tcha talk about what you talked about yesterday? The Padres and Rockies went late, you know. Not that I stayed up but you have to stay in there until at least extra innings start. You know. Hoffman sucks. Padres lose. Glavin sucks. Mets lose. Hoffman and Glavin will be in the Hall of Fame …

I made my own fresh tomato salsa yesterday. Just ripe tomato, lime, onion, cilantro and...was there anything else? In fact I made a whole Canadian-Mexican feed for 12 (even though there were only five of us) in about 45 minutes. This is nutty and may have to be explored more. I don't know if it …

It's been a good summer. The garden is full of cherry tomatoes, collards and kale. Diving board jumping skills were attained by those that needed it. Stuff acquired includes the $320 canoe and I had an Almond Joyful at Purity Dairy.  •  Presidential Update: sometime comment maker and Societ hat …

Me first. Sick before anyone else. So I am grumpy.  •  Real men don't fisk. If you can't write your own full paragraph in response with an interesting argument, don't bother. Fisking was interesting for a month in 2002.Michael Demmons notes on Facebook that he "is removing friends who send him …

Somewhere in America I hit two 30 yard field goals. I could do that when I was a skinny kid but haven't done it for close to 30 years. Not really that hard to believe given I filled the gap with at least 20 years of semi-regular soccer but it is a different skill than that round ball with all its …

Much in the news about the Soviet era bombers again floating around international airspace. Apparently all that windfall oil revenue that is floating into Alberta is also floating into Russia - mention that next time a Calgarian gives you the lecture on the moralnomic superiority of western …

Yesterday, we took the Glenora ferry over to Prince Edward County. Easlakia is a ferry fan's dream with five within an hour of HQ and more in the hinterland like those on the Ottawa river and Lake Champlain. Yet, I have never had the ferry captain put on a show like yesterday when, apparently as a …

We happened upon the site of the torture and deaths of Messrs. Boyd and Parker, circa 1793 today making our way north down the Genesee valley. Wikipedia has a somewhat biased opinion:  •  “Native American raids in Upstate New York compelled General George Washington to send General John Sullivan …

Just a week off. Just one but, really, it's already begun in my mind. When did it start? When I began planning? When work got quiet from other people being away? It's always better on holiday.  •  Death to the animals update: We salute you, cougar choker!  •  Thanks for nothing, Norma.  •  So even …