Some days it's hard to find a story that will please and inform Hans. For all I know, he's on vacation or in a white painted ward somewhere for people with internet addiction but my role here is clear: make sure Hans gets a story a day. But the dog days of summer can be tough in terms of fodder if …

So we finally settled on a five day zip around Lake Ontario. I had been thinking Lake Erie but I think the land of the weck and Wegmans needs further examination. I have to do some heavy negotiations to qualify for the garbage plate. Plenty of consideration of ales and lagers, however, with Finger …

It was a fantastic time except I had to assist a crank (fan) after a keener and later mortified muffin (person of little experience and skill) let a bat fly into the stands. All is well and you can rest assured that the ER at the Samaritan Medical Center is dandy and the Sacketsonians are …

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 …

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 …

Dozing off at the end of the evening, I dreamed that there was something flitting in the blue glow of the TV light. Then I realized there was no dream as I wasn't sleeping. We had a bat trapped in the house and it was down here in the basement. So here are my bat removal tips gleaned from seven …

A lads night out for the 7 pm opening night showing of "Ratatouille : Rat-a-too-ee" last night. Odd having a pronunciation guide in the title but otherwise a good movie and kind to kids, despite the obligatory child in fear central theme. I have no idea why kids cartoons are so scary. Two …

Seeing as I never did anything with MySpace (or Twitter, or Orkut, or Friendster....) I wonder if the fact that Facebook works for me and my undergrad pals says something about us:  •  “The research suggests those using Facebook come from wealthier homes and are more likely to attend college. By …