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I wasn't going to bother reviewing this, but in part I wanted to record that I don't always like the concerts I go to ( Read more... )

Or, Columbus Day, or both, if you prefer!

Today we took on the challenge of the Butter Tart Trail, through Arthur, Mt. Forest, and Damascus, Ontario. We didn't have a designated driver, but did practice safe sampling, not too many tarts at each location.

We met up with amarylliss in Guelph, which is under a metric buttload of construction (detour D-twelve? ( Read more... )

I went to a potluck on Sunday that was hosted by a variety of grassroots organizations: a Local Foods vendor, barter group, and the local car-share. I happen to be members of none of these, but nobodyhere was.

I had more fun than I expected to. I ran into friends I don't see much (pnijjar ) as well as a coworker and his spouse, who I enjoyed talking with; and also ( Read more... )

Last Friday morning I responded to a Globe and Mail New Media column on Facebook being full of phonies. In the author's response he quoted me by name.

Daniel Allen wrote to say that on the same morning as he read the piece, “one friend changed his status to say he is ‘not a failure, he just looks like one most of the time,' ” prompting other ( Read more... )

[also sent to Globe and Mail's Letters to the Editor]

Re: "Who's kidding whom? On Facebook, we're all a bunch of phoniesYour article today that Facebook is all flash and no substance comes ( Read more... )

a warm bed on a blowy snowy night
a warm boyfriend
a warm pup
catchy dance music with a cute puppy

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fried Mars bars, fried strawberry cheesecake, homemade crab rangoon, beer-batter-fried onion-rings, fried mushrooms and asparagus...

You better believe that's a legitimate segue. Last night (was it only?) amarylliss hosted the Great State of Texas' ( Read more... )