I made it!

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Man I hate ice on the ground. Even with a lot of penguin waddling, my foot slipped once in an hour walk -- not much, but definitely moving in an unintended way. But after hiding at home yesterday, I did make that walk, going to PAT, a Korean store, to pick up yet more KF94s maybe.

Omicron did not obviously slow down dine-in, I saw on my way.

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It's 14 C in Toronto December!  A great day to go outside!

It's wind gusts of 80 kph!  A great day to keep my precious brain-meats under hard cover!

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Stayed in Sunday and Monday due to snowing at near-freezing temperatures. The cold is one thing but I hate being around the possibility of ice. No, I didn't enjoy Boston winters, why do you ask? Plus I don't travel with snow boots, just crocs and shoes.

Yesterday was slightly nicer and I had a dental cleaning, plus some shopping, and going for ( Read more... )

I figured I would explore PATH today (Toronto's underground city network.) I did my research about entrances, went to Union Station, found the entrance... and a sign saying that due to covid, it's open only 8-6 WEEKDAYS.

Today is not a weekday.

The physical concourse was open, but (almost) all the shops were closed. Escalators locked too.

I left and ( Read more... )

Woke up at 1pm, argued about prison abolition, and Zoomed a Roberta Rogow concert, so not exactly an exploration day. Did eventually leave, and despite the windy cold, was glad to be in motion. Walks are good.

The local branch library is open to 8:30 PM every weeknight. This seems unusual to me, though between travel and covid it's been a few ( Read more... )

Wow, I'm more behind in updates than I thought.

Ziggy's havarti slices is the worst havarti I've ever had. Possibly the worst cheese I've ever had, and I've had Velveeta.

Saturday: took streetcar to Kensington Market, which seems to be a dense a neighborhood of small shops, rather than some big open air market. Definitely busy and lively. It shades ( Read more... )

Long walk today, east along Bloor to Koreatown. But first, a note on the weather.

The last couple days have been 6 C whenever I check my weather app, but this has varied in feel. Yesterday afternoon I was prudent, wore my jacket over my hoodie, plus my winter hat, and still felt a bit chilly, especially in my legs, which usually are pretty tough ( Read more... )

There is something within 5 minutes! A walk yesterday found a corner store in 3 minutes. Currently kind of a gourmet convenience store waiting for its coffeehouse license, but it would be a way of getting milk or bread in 1/4 the time of going to Metro (Canadian supermarket chain, not subway.) I had a nice talk with the proprietor, too. He, and ( Read more... )

Cold and rainy today, but I planned to spend most of my time in a streetcar, and did. This is 100% genuine streetcar, running in a traffic lane; was okay on Sunday but must be hell in rush hour. Plus having to cross a lane of traffic to get on/off. (US streetcar-like things IME tend to be more approaching light rail, with secure right of way and ( Read more... )