Sep 26 2006
(Note: This post was originally titled “The Lost Arran Sweater” – Arran with two ‘r’s. I have recently learned that Aran sweaters are not from Arran, Scotland, but are from Aran, Ireland. This might explain why I had so much trouble finding a nice “Arran” sweater in Scotland! I have updated this post to use [...]
Sep 25 2006
Saturday. It’s been grey and rainy all day. I slept in until 10:00 AM, and didn’t really open my eyes until noon. Then I plopped myself on the sofa to read The Walrus, and promptly fell asleep. Or, to be precise, fell into a three-quarters asleep stupor until mid-afternoon. To wake myself up, I scanned [...]
Sep 18 2006
They’re debating the gun registry in the Canadian Parliament today. Those who oppose the gun registry say the shootings at Dawson College last week are proof that the gun registry is not working. The Conservatives, in particular, claim this. They want to replace the gun registry with tougher penalties for gun-related crimes. Without getting into [...]
Sep 13 2006
Note: this post does not contain any new information about the shootings at Dawson College today. If you’re looking for news or eye-witness reports, you should look elsewhere. Like here, for example. As I was eating my lunch, I heard a lot of sirens outside on Boul. de Maisonneuve (I work at de Maisonneuve and [...]
Sep 13 2006
There have been rumours that Condoleeza Rice and Peter MacKay – both single and supposedly “sophisticated and good looking” conservative government high-rollers – have a bit of a thing going. Those rumours have been refueled this week by Condi’s trip to Peter’s hometown of Stellarton, Nova Scotia. According to the New York Times, Peter took [...]
Sep 12 2006
Our cat, the Mini, is a sweetie with a killer instinct. A few weeks ago, for example, he caught a chipmunk in the front yard — fortunately for the chipmunk I was able to pull the cat away before too much damage was done. One day last summer I found the Mini with a battered [...]
Sep 08 2006
I know what you’re thinking: Thank Dawg he’s taking a break from all that other nonsense and giving us what we really want to read: inconsequential silliness. So be it. How I Know It’s Post-Labour Day By the time I get home from work it’s almost too late to barbeque. I see those bottles of [...]
