Sep 26 2009
It’s pesto season, so I thought I’d do my part to spread the warning about a recent pine nut problem. Apparently (according to this thread on Chowhounds), there is a problem with some pine nuts, including the crop that are in the markets around Montreal right now. It appears to be specific to the cheaper [...]
Sep 09 2009
On the way home from work today I found an envelope on the ground. It was addressed to the SAAQ (Quebec’s department of motor vehicles) and had a name and return address hand written in the upper-left corner. It was very thin, so I figured it was just a payment form and a cheque. It [...]
Sep 07 2009
This public service announcement shows you how to cancel delivery of those huge Canadian phone books that you never use, such as the Yellow Pages and the White Pages.
The people behind the phone directories don’t want you to cancel delivery (the more books they deliver, the higher their ad rates), but they seem to have [...]
