A little cross-Canada phrasebook http://www.geist.com/phrasebook/index.php My favourite is “eltswhere” for “elsewhere”. If someone were to ask me whether I pronounced it with a t, I probably would have denied it, but actually, it feels natural in the mouth. How do you say it?
This winter thing
… is getting old. The greatest impacts with this storm are expected to be any type of travel..Due to icing as well as poor road conditions from dense snow and ice pellets compounded with freezing rain. Freezing rain amounts of 5 to 10 mm are likely in some areas. Strong easterly winds of 40 tocontinue reading
Sympathy for the…
I’ve been following the bank fees issue with some interest. First, because the NDP caucus dug up an easily understood, populist issue for once, only to see it fall flat thanks its semi-articulate leader. Then, because the Canadian Bankers Association‘s defence of the fees for electronic banking is so embarrassingly thin. There’s competition in thecontinue reading
Aboriginal for “bring a warm coat”
Had a great time in Chicago with M. and R. despite the decidedly wintery weather. J. intelligently brought her down-filled coat; I should have done the same. With due respect to Dalton48, 0 degrees with high winds is *not* the same as 0 degrees without. Interestingly, “Chicago” is an aboriginal word meaning something roughly likecontinue reading
Another $10 red worth the money
Tony Aspler pointed us in the direction of this wine: Terrale Sicilia Nero D’Avola 2004. General list at the LCBO for $9.70. A likeable food wine, a bit more expensive than bargain basement Sangiovese and worth the extra $$. Baked goods, tobacco, tar, plum and violet on the nose with decent follow-through on the palate.continue reading
The fall of old cinemas, part 2
The Danforth Music Hall has a huge banner out front promoting a Christmas pantomime beginning in December, 2007. Seriously. I thought it was left over from this past Christmas, until I looked more closely. Starting the Christmas kitsch season at Hallowe’en is bad enough, but this is ridiculous. Can’t they wait until March?
The fall of old cinemas
…literally. Apparently, the marquee of the shuttered Revue Cinema on Roncesvalles collapsed under the weight of snow. More in this Torontoist posting.
Amazing Grace
Has anyone seen this? It looks very heavy-handed, based on the trailer. The history is interesting, though. Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold’s Ghost, made the case a while ago in Mother Jones that Wilberforce’s campaign to abolish the slave trade was “the first human rights campaign,” and how, with direct-mail fundraising letters, publicity stunts,continue reading
Thoughts on site design?
So now that everyone’s used to this site, we should think about design. I kind of randomly chose this theme (design) because hey, it was green and more-or-less friendly in IE. There are hundreds more out there, though. What do you like/dislike/want to see/etc.?
M in her red sweatshirt
Maddy in her red sweatshirt (a little blurry) Originally uploaded by morecoffeeplease. (For Michael!) It’s a bit blurry, as I was trying to take pictures of a fast-moving Kingergarten Dragon Parade (for Chinese New Year) today. It was, as promised, “very noisy!”