Jul 27 2005
I moved to Montreal in 1987 after having spent that summer in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Before that, I passed four years in the tiny town of Antigonish, Nova Scotia. As such, the buzz of the big city was quite a thrill when I arrived here.
There was much to explore, and many new things to discover […]
Jul 26 2005
Everyone has a low point. I hit mine about 25 years ago, as evidenced by the fuzzy Polaroid below.
Note the stubby bottle of Alexander Keith’s so-called India Pale Ale. With any luck, the brewers of Keith’s — which "back in the day" was simply the default beer for we Nova Scotians but is now […]
Jul 22 2005
Bifteck de boeuf massé par Blork avec une recette absolument secrète.
Pommes de terre battues jusqu’à douloureuse rupture.
Oignons caramélisés qui chuchotent une haleine de lavande de Provence.
Champignons grillés chantant les gloires de notre résistance courageuse.
Poivrons grillés aux effluves de virginité disparue.
OK, the only thing French thing about this barbecue is the excessive use […]
Jul 21 2005
Check out this Associated Press (AP) photo of tourists in a hurricane shelter in Cancun on Monday. They were evactuated to the shelter as Hurricane Emily bore down on the Yucatan Peninsula.
The caption on the original Yahoo page says "A woman makes her way among hundreds of sleeping tourists at a shelter
in downtown Cancun, Mexico […]
Jul 20 2005
James Doohan, who played "Scotty" in the original Star Trek series, has died at age 85.
Jul 19 2005
This morning, on CBC Radio, someone from Environment Canada confirmed what we already know — it’s been damn hot this summer. But he provided a few details.
Last month was the warmest June on record.
On average, we get seven "torrid" days per summer. He defined a "torrid" day as one where the temperature is over 30°C.
Last […]
Jul 18 2005
Here’s something different: a smoky pizza from the barbeque!
On Saturday Martine and I were hankering for pizza, but it was too hot to fire up the oven, so I decided to try the barbeque route. I’ve seen this done on TV but had never tried it.
It started with the sauce — I adapted the grilled […]
