Thank you, whoever you are

23 years ago

I love playing tour guide, and I got my chance to do it for Bridget and Joe. They're from Minneapolis,…

Quid pro quo

23 years ago

Along with getting back to more regular posts in this weblog, I'm also double-checking the links in the right-hand side…

Quote of the week

23 years ago

From Giles Coren's column in The Times:I READ this week that Leonardo da Vinci’s blueprints for advanced machines of war…

Another holiday book sale

23 years ago

Looks like I'm not the only programmer in with a cash-flow problem: fellow P2P programmer Darius Bacon is also selling…

But they make such nice commericals!

23 years ago

You can't make up headlines like this: Mormons Again Promise To Stop Baptizing Dead Jews:SALT LAKE CITY -- The Mormon…

Well, at least I still don’t have crow’s feet

23 years ago

The scene: Velvet Underground, last Friday night. The DJ starts into a set of '80's hits. Madness' big mainstream hit,…

The neighbourhood (Jane Says, part 2)

23 years ago

Before I can discuss how the neighbourhood might change, I need to first describe it to you, especially if you're…

Some scenes from Saturday

23 years ago

This weekend, I was triple-booked: a birthday party for my friend Eldon "Gumby" Brown, who's just returned to Toronto from…

Santa, we hardly knew ye

23 years ago

Roger Highfield's very entertaining book, The Physics of Christmas (a Christmas present from my sister from a couple of years…

Okay, I take back the "slow lane" remark

23 years ago

My sister-in-law Grace is in town for a little while and staying over at my sister and brother-in-law's place out…