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Monthly archives of “October 2010”
Any bagel experts out there?
I’m thinking of trying my hand at making some bagels this weekend. I’ve baked a fair bit of bread but never tried bagels. I want to make the Montreal style bagels, those smaller, denser, chewy bagels, as opposed to the grocery store jobs that are… Read More
Election Signs
The strange theatre involving election signs for our upcoming Toronto municipal election has started. They’ve been campaigning for months already. Do we really need signs? It’s a reminder that the election is just a few weeks away. I’m still undecided on both Mayor and Ward… Read More
Trains, Trains, Trains
Boxcars, by Butch Hancock What will music be like when there are no more songs about trains or cars? For now, we still have a few and I’m right there clinging to them. Here’s Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band from their fantastic album… Read More
While we’re on the subject of Tex-Mex…
watch this excellent clip featuring Augie Meyers: South Texas Soul
Who were you thinkin’ of…?
It’s been a while since I posted some Texas Tornados around here…. Let’s change that right now. If you got the dinero, I got my Camero….
Cold and Damp
What a cold and damp day around here, cold and damp enough that tonight we fired up the woodstove for the first time this season. That’s better. Much better.
Search term of the day…
Today, someone landed here after searching: Nasty Mushroom. Speaking of mushrooms, I drove out to my local forest today to see what I could find. I left the dogs at home. I don’t want to let them roam the woods with hunters around. There were… Read More
The Hound
I posted a couple videos by Hound Dog Taylor over at SqueezeMyLemon this morning. He was a tremendously energized player. When I hear his music, I think of something I heard Utah Phillips say on some recording or another: “I prefer a rude vigor to… Read More
27th Street 