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Thoughts on Chick-Fil-A, Part 2

Today’s edition of Jon Rosenberg’s webcomicScenes from a Multiverse, does a pretty good job of summarizing all those arguments taking place over Chick-Fil-A, especially the ones where the line “it’s not about hate” gets bandied about.

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Bacon Fest 2012: This Sunday, August 12th in Leslieville

This Sunday, the Toronto neighbourhood of Leslieville will hold Bacon Fest 2012, a bacon cooking competition showcasing the skills of area restaurant chefs and butchers. The competitors will be:

In addition to competing, they’ll also be selling their bacon-based dishes for you to try.

The bacon-based fun happens this Sunday, August 12th at Jonathan Ashbridge Park (Queen Street East, a few blocks west of Coxwell) and runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.. I think I’ll be there.

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The “Shades of Grey” Book That I WOULD Read

Long before Angry Birds on smartphones, we had Tetris on the Nintendo Game Boy and its monochrome screen that could display four levels of “grey” (actually a dark olive green).

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Sign of the Day: Sasloves Meat Market and Bacon

I was a regular at Sasloves Meat Market when I lived in Ottawa last summer. They’re a great butcher shop that carries a treat that I haven’t been able to find anywhere else too easily: maple bacon sausages. They’re bacon artistes, so I’m not surprised that they have the sign above.

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Meanwhile, in Manila…

…the rains continue and the city is flooded. Good thing I visited during the start of the rainy season and not now.

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The Olympics vs. Curiosity’s Mars Landing

NBC: 6-hour delay for an event 3,400 miles away / NASA: 14-minute delay for an event 155,000,000 miles away

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Have a Great Civic Holiday, Everybody!

Canadian flag with sunburst effect

It’s a holiday Monday for many of us of Canada — Civic Holiday! I have no idea why it hasn’t been adopted nationwide; who wouldn’t want a long weekend at the start of August?

No matter how you’re spending today, whether it’s going out for a drive…

High dynamic range point-of-view shot of a motorbike ride down a busy highway

…or catching a movie (that’s on my agenda for later tonight)…

Young girl wearing mirrored sunglasses showing a reflection of Chuck Norris

…or going to a museum or art gallery…

Two young women at The Louvre reenacting the Gabrielle d'Estrées et une de ses soeurs painting (the one where one nude woman pinches the nipple of the nude woman beside her), which is behind them

In case you’re wondering, the painting’s name is Gabrielle d’Estrées et une de ses soeurs (Gabrielle d’Estrées and one of here sisters) and it’s in the Louvre.

…or just hangin’ out…

Photo of children on school trip, with sloth hanging in foreground

…or working…

Asian man in Chinese farmer's hat, yellow crop-top T-shirt that says "Mustard", too-short yellow shorts and yellow socks, posing in the kitchen with a bottle of mustard, all in a very disturbing fashion.

…have a great day today!