Musings and reflections about all kinds of things that don’t fit into any other category.
The New Yorker recently ran an article about American Idol in which its (very perceptive) rock critic, Sasha Frere-Jones, observes that “pop is too old to have a single, collective memory anymore.” He saw evidence of this during the show’s … [read more]
Found this quote from Beverley Knight, while I’m on the topic of Beverley Knight. I’ve often thought that I don’t understand people who don’t like music. She’s talking about singing in front of the G8 leaders in 2006: “Wow! Now, … [read more]
What a beautiful bowl from Peru. Creative Commons licensed photo by Dozenist.
Crocs are strangely compelling. I’ll make a confession up front: I’ve just bought my first pair after resisting them for the last few years. Like this blog, I thought they were ugly and cheap looking. Shoes made of injection-moulded rubbery … [read more]
It feels like a bit of an old topic. It’s been discussed many times before, and the outcome is pretty much always: be cautious. Don’t steal someone else’s Internet access. Depending on where you live, it could be a criminal … [read more]
On my way back from Seattle last Saturday, I had another small travel adventure (my adventure on the way there is described here). A blizzard had been announced back in Toronto (it was known by Friday afternoon that we’d get … [read more]
So here I was, early for my flight, as it turns out, at Toronto Pearson Airport, e-ticket in hand. You know the drill (well, if you’ve left Toronto by plane then you do): Use one of the little electronic kiosks … [read more]
Now we know how those Subway sandwich maker people always remember to ask us whether we want soup with our sandwich! They have a sign behind the counter. Only today, they had accidentally turned it the wrong way… Seen today … [read more]