The Blork Blog

This week’s G8 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, is notable for a number of things.
First, it was more than just the usual dog & pony show. Our own Jean Chretien, love him or hate him, had an agenda and as chair of the summit, was able to stick to it. He also restricted the number [...]

Monday was a holiday in Quebec–St. Jean Baptiste day. M and I had a marvelously low-key long weekend, which peaked on Monday, which I think may have been the most beautiful day of 2002 so far. After Sunday’s stinking humidity and vicious (but fun) thunderstorms, Monday was gloriously bright and unhumid with the temperature hovering [...]

After a hot and slovenly day on and around the Plateau, it was time for a quick and easy evening meal on the balcony. We began before dark with M’s own special guacamole, green and zingy, resplendent with cilantro and lemon juice. It was smooth and delicious. We ate this with big ol’ “restaurant [...]

According to the Austin Chronicle (August 11, 2000), dildoes are illegal in Texas.

…that brought people to the Blork Blog over the past few weeks. No doubt, the vast majority of these folks were sorely disappointed. What is very creepy, however, is the extent to which this list maps my inner world…
• picture of manicotti
• naked cycling chicks
• 1950’s female nudes
• antigonish naked women pictures
• naked in waterfalls [...]

I heard Mario Dumont on CBC Radio this morning. He’s the leader of the Action democratique du Quebec party, which won three out of the four seats up for grabs in yesterday’s byelections. I hadn’t paid much attention to the ADQ before, but I liked what I heard this morning. I was only half [...]

(Except on Boul. St. Laurent.) I must confess that today’s relentless silvery precipitation does not fit well with my love of rain. It would have been wonderful if it lasted just a few hours, but all day, cold and endless, is trying my patience. For one thing, it means the Boul. St. Laurent Street Fair [...]