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Mother’s Day

zoom! — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:18:37 +0000

I woke up on Mother’s Day without any solid plans. I had left it till the day before to invite my mom out, and she had already made plans to get together with friends. And I hadn’t heard anything yet from my son. So I went for a run and then had a shower and then, [...]

Are You Normal?

zoom! — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:52:26 +0000

I was out scrounging the thrift shops a couple days ago, looking for long-lost Group of Seven paintings or, failing that, just something interesting to hang on the wall. I did find an oil painting at Value Village that I might have paid $10 for, but they wanted $29.99. That seemed like a lot, considering [...]

No place for the camera-shy

zoom! — Sun, 11 May 2008 02:13:50 +0000

I stumbled upon the Tulip Festival at Dow’s Lake today after brunching with the blogger formerly known as The Urban Pedestrian and currently known as XUP. The Tulip Festival, it seems, is mostly about photographing your loved ones nestled against a background of vibrant tulips. Just about everybody was either taking a picture or having their [...]

My mini-vacation

zoom! — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:23:25 +0000

My mini-vacation took me to Kitchener, Orangeville, Woodstock, Cambridge, Guelph, Elora, Freelton, St. Jacobs and Fergus, where I visited some old friends and family and made some new friends, including Quinn and Branden. Quinn: Branden: I did lots of scrounging in antique malls and flea markets and nostalgia shows. Knowing that I had to carry any purchases home [...]

Duncan’s meow

zoom! — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:49:31 +0000

Duncan missed me. You know I love him, but ever since I got back he has been annoying as hell. I don’t mind when a cat meows, but Duncan’s been whining. A lot. Check out this video. It’s Duncan whining in a whiny little voice. Whoever heard of a twenty pound cat with a squeaky little [...]

Home sweet home

zoom! — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:58:35 +0000

When I got home I had several messages from people who were concerned because I hadn’t blogged or played scrabble on facebook for four days. It’s kind of reassuring, since I live alone, to know that when my time comes, my absence might be noticed before the smell draws the attention of the public health [...]

Jane’s Walk

zoom! — Fri, 02 May 2008 18:34:17 +0000

You know what I would be doing this weekend if I were in Ottawa, which I’m not? Jane’s Walk is a coordinated series of free neighbourhood walking tours given by locals who care passionately about where they live, work and play. Jane’s Walk is a pedestrian-focused event that improves urban literacy by offering insights into [...]

Duncan’s secret

zoom! — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:01:39 +0000

Duncan has a deep, dark secret - one he managed, until now, to hide from me and the world in general. But last night his secret leapt out of the shadows and into the light and - if you like mixed metaphors - the cat was out of the bag. I’ll give you a hint: Duncan’s [...]

Ugly food

zoom! — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:15:44 +0000

Does anybody understand the point of meatless meat? Who is the target consumer? I’m a carnivore, and I don’t want to eat it. I don’t think it would appeal to vegetarians either. So who is it for? People who have given up meat for Lent? People whose spouses are forcing them to be vegetarians [...]

A lumpy day

zoom! — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:19:28 +0000

Today was a lump-in-my-throat emotional kind of day. It got off to a lumpy start, and then the lump just stayed pretty close to the surface for the rest of the day. On my walk to work, I came across a dead duck on Prince of Wales Drive. Roadkill. It was very sad. And pointless [...]