It Happened to Me

Our front yard this morning

It’s Thanksgiving weekend in Canada, where the holiday is celebrated on the second Monday in October. As a Canadian transplant,…

6 years ago

Taco Bus isn’t messing around with their “Tacos of Terror”

I’m teaching programming on Zoom on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m., which means I’m often getting…

6 years ago

Every phone call with my family in Canada

Just had a FaceTime conversation with Mom, and it went pretty much like this.

6 years ago

Fingers crossed

I’ve been silent because a lot of my time has been eaten by the “homework assignment” part of the job…

6 years ago

Remember when I asked why no one’s come up with “Sexy Tiger King” costumes? They’ve arrived.

Back in April, I wrote: Why hasn’t a “sexy” costume based on Joe Exotic or Carole Baskin been announced yet? Usually,…

6 years ago

This morning’s bike ride was cut short by…

...a well-placed wood screw. Thankfully, it happened only a mile away from home. Looks like I’ll be dropping by Two…

6 years ago

More blasts from the past

While reorganizing my files, I found these photos of me with the accordion in various situations and decided to post…

6 years ago

I saw this at the drugstore, and I have questions

Do people in the U.S., who are notorious for not being able to locate other countries on a map, know…

6 years ago

Election “fun” fact: Nobody wearing Hillary Clinton merch has ever given me a hard time for not being white

However, a Trump/MAGA cap? Twice: The parking lot at the Publix at Dale Mabry and South Village, sometime around September/October…

6 years ago