Before I can discuss how the neighbourhood might change, I need to first describe it to you, especially if you're…
This weekend, I was triple-booked: a birthday party for my friend Eldon "Gumby" Brown, who's just returned to Toronto from…
Roger Highfield's very entertaining book, The Physics of Christmas (a Christmas present from my sister from a couple of years…
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…
According to my sister (who saw it while shopping last week), there's a Christmas stocking with "But Santa, I can…
Snow whirling downward Daytime: coding; evening: schmooze Someone, please hire me Let me get this design document done first, and…
Nothing says "suave" like an accordion and a fun-fur leopard vest. Suave. Attention alcoholic beverage companies! You want me to…
Osama bin Laden has just become the world's most evil action figure. Osama, the action figure. "You shall not escape…
I used to think IKEA was a fun place to shop. A fair number of neat things that fit in…
It must be one of those synchronicity things: Jane Jacobs keeps getting mentioned in the bloggy circles in which I…