The Blork Blog

After all that kerfuffle last month about whether to reinstall Windows, switch to Ubuntu, or maybe even go Mac, I found myself imagining a few conversations with some of the people behind those systems.
My Conversation with Bill Gates
Me: Bill, I understand what Windows is supposed to do and supposed to be. I really do. But [...]

During the winter, when the trees are barren, I’m always rather impressed that we can see Place Ville Marie and a few other downtown buildings from the bedroom window. Once spring comes and the leaves bloom, the view is obscured.

PVM from the Bedroom Window

Not that I’m complaining. It’s not as if I didn’t see that [...]

Brunch at Au Pied de Cochon. Never heard of such a thing? Me neither until this week. Apparently, they only do it once per year, or something like that. The story is unclear.

One thing is clear: it was culinary chaos, but in a good way. If you’re unfamiliar with Au Pied de Cochon, just Google [...]

I was at a friend’s house tonight, and I spotted this watch in the bathroom. It says “Nixon.”

So I wondered; how could you trust a watch that says “Nixon?” Wouldn’t you always be worried about those missing 18 minutes?

Believe it or not, the Blork Blog is not my only venue. There’s also my Monday Morning Photo Blog, and a newer little ditty I call “My DP1,” a blog about my quest to learn more about, and possibly acquire, the formerly elusive Sigma DP1 digital camera. (Long story short; the camera was announced in [...]

Michel Rabagliati launched the English edition of his graphic novel Paul Goes Fishing at the Drawn & Quarterly store on Bernard St. in Montreal last night. I read, and enjoyed, the second installment in the “Paul” series late last year, and I was interested in reading more. (It is not necessary to read them [...]

There used to be a small grocery store on Boul. St. Laurent, in Chinatown, called Sun Hing. I loved that store and I rarely went elsewhere when shopping in that corner of the city, as it was a perfect one-stop shop for all my Asiatic culinary needs. Just over a year ago, Sun Hing burned [...]