Posts Tagged: Travels and Other Places
Happy St. O'Bulletpoints!
Posted by on Friday, March 16, 2007 in - 17 comments
The end of March break sees our house back down to four after many extended • visits of many little kids. Off to Iffica to find a snow storm and maybe a St. • Paddy's Day parade somewhere. And dinosaur bones. • Did I ever mention that I really like former Sox, former Jays, former Yanks …
Greg Of Kabul
Posted by on Saturday, March 10, 2007 in - leave a comment
I think I met Gregory Warner twice, once when I was part of a listeners' panel for NCPR when we chatted with others about how great and vital and interesting US public radio is. I was also there pretending to be answering the membership drive phones on his last day and listened to his sign-off on …
Chatteriffic Bullet-a-rama For A Friday
Posted by on Friday, March 9, 2007 in - 10 comments
A fabulous day is here. The Friday that begins the great final melt, the weekend the rains come. Soon we will be smelling things, things that have been out there under the snow and ice for months. Soon car windows will be down, we will notice sounds from a distance as we sit in our houses, dogs a …
A Useful Map
Posted by on Tuesday, March 6, 2007 in - 2 comments
After finding no maps of use in the Canadian media, I came across this handy map dated 2006 from Britain's Ministry of Defence when looking for information about Afghanistan's Helmand province what with news that Canadian soldiers joining with the British in the fight there. Some interesting …
Close...But Finding A Church Is Not Playing Horseshoes
Posted by on Sunday, February 25, 2007 in - 6 comments
History is interesting stuff - we learn new bits about that truth everyday. I was after a bit of history the other day on my way back from Hamilton Friday when I thought I would see if I could find Britannia United, my father's first church after he got his collar when I was six or so, the year …
Tom Whitehead Plays Chicky's!
Posted by on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 in - 3 comments
Tom gave me one of my favorite moments in 2006: I walk into a bar/restaurant in another country and as I do the guy playing piano turns around and shouts "Hey! It's Al!". Tome sent out an email to let me know that he's on the 88's tomorrow night. Go wouldja: • “Hey! Those of you who didn't go …
Saturday In The States
Posted by on Saturday, February 3, 2007 in - leave a comment
It's Brewfest Day - CNY brewfest that is. Brewfestia. I trust you got all the Brewfestia presents you wanted and that you'll be singing all your favorite Brewfestia carols. Back for Superbowl Sunday. • Update: The results are in.
Goes Well With Cheese, Too
Posted by on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 in - 28 comments
Oh, for the days of being a street performing environmentalist. I still do this sort of thing in the backyard just to keep my skills sharp.
Glenora Ferry Dock
Posted by on Sunday, December 17, 2006 in - 3 comments
Blogging The Lake Effect
Posted by on Saturday, December 9, 2006 in - leave a comment
Remember when TV was new and it was supposed to be a classroom in every home? Remember when the web was new and it was supposed to make us all citizen journalists? Well, I am holding to that dream and making it come true with my move in to citizen weatherpersonship. • In this installment, I give …
