It was a pleasant surprise (OK, just mostly surprising) to log into WordPress (the magic behind this web-page) and see that I had an incoming link from another blog. Since I provide no compelling reasons for people to make this any kind of a destination on the web, and because I’m a closet internet megalomaniac […]
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It’s been a big walk for a little guy; Gavan offers some transportation.
A nice shot of Ollie and I, courtesy of my Dad. Originally uploaded by corbeau_du_nord.
MTV’s My Super Sweet Sixteen is my guilty pleasure
MTV made it’s Canadian debut within the last three months or so. I don’t think that I’m the demographic they’re aiming for, but I simply love to hate a reality show called My Super Sweet Sixteen. I watch with my mouth agog. I see it as symbolizing all the bad that’s wrong with North America […]
Birding in the ‘hood
Went for a long walk with Heather and Ollie today. While being annoyed by dog owners who have their dog off-leash, let the dog run up to Ollie and then say: “He’s not good with Puppies”, I did manage to enjoy some spring migrants. My morning list highlights: Baltimore Oriole Yellow-rumped Warbler A Verio of […]
Who you lookin’ at?
Ollie poses for the camera, avec tongue.
72 hours of Ollie: he’s doing fine
I’ve just posted a new gallery of Ollie photgraphs. Here’s a nice one of Ollie and Heather: Ollie is doing quite well. He’s slept well the predeeding three nights and let us sleep in to seven this morning. He’s barking at toys, running around and generally being a great little terrier. He was off his […]
“Good Samaritan” returns $1-million purse and proves that money does not buy taste
I was surfing the web, as I am want to do, and came across the following story: Good Samaritan returns $1-million purse The gist of it is this: a Toronto family, in California for a wedding, left a gen-u-ine Louis Vuitton purse filled with jewelry and cash on a bench while sightseeing. They did not […]
Students write the darndest things…
I’m in the middle of marking my student’s major assignment for the year: research essays on any topic of their choice that relates to the course’s themes. Generally speaking, this means that their essays should have something to do with the environment, art, technology, education, philosophy and culture. I’ve enjoyed reading them, but I can’t […]
Introducing our new puppy: Foxrun Oliver Twyst (Ollie to his friends)
Heather and I would like to introduce you, virtually, to our new Border Terrier puppy, Ollie. He’s the bed-hog front and center in the photo below: He was born on January 30th, 2006 at Foxrun Kennels, just outside of Beavertown, Ontario. Ollie isn’t home yet: we’re picking him up next Wednesday night. While we were […]
Anna, JJ & Woody visit Riverdale Farm, Cabbagetown and Us!
In a feat of short-term planning (especially considering there’s a toddler involved with these plans), JJ, Woody and Anna came to Toronto today to visit us (us being myself, Lee, Katie, Natasha, John, Toby & Lexi) and visit some farm animals. Heather really wishes she could have come along, but was coaching diving this morning. […]