I’ve been keeping up this blog for a very long time, even long after the era of the personal blog ended. Really, I just enjoyed having my own little island in the cyber-swamp I could do with as I pleased. In my previous post I… Read More
I want to let my friends know that I will be making a number of changes to my social media landscape at the beginning of February. I deleted Twitter from my life when Mr Musk bought it, even before it became X. I’m no longer… Read More
On my way out to the dog park, the fellow on the radio told me it was -14C but assured me with a chuckle it felt like -27. Argggggghhhhh!! I’m declaring another soup day. Today, we’re making pea soup with smoked ribs. I’ll be back… Read More
The other day, I had an opportunity to get out and take a walk and shoot some video, but I was feeling the cold and decided to stay home and make soup instead. Rediscovering my Toronto was not intended for food videos but really, there… Read More
In this latest episode of my Rediscovering my Toronto series I revisit I neighbourhood I once lived in 30-some years ago. In fact I started the walk at my old apartment building at Palmerston Ave and walked west to the end of Harbord Street at… Read More
Sweet Daddy Siki, pro wrestler, Country & Western singer, DJ, and Toronto local hero, has passed at 91. When I was a little snot, my dad used to take me down to the Gardens to see Mr. Siki do his thing. What a time we… Read More
As usual, we spent our New Years Eve doing as little as possible. There were a lot of fireworks going off around us which made our dog Bonnie very anxious. Sheila stayed up with her until the banging stopped. It was a small reminder that… Read More
I wanted to make one more video in this series between Christmas and New Years, but with all the rain we’ve been enjoying, I didn’t know when I’d get the chance. Once the rain stopped yesterday I headed out to Mimico, the eastern-most of the… Read More
Here is the latest from my Rediscovering my Toronto video series. It was quite a cold walk, which turned surreal when I got to San Kofi Square, where the City has set up a Ferris wheel and a carousel for our winter pleasure. What a… Read More
GUKESH WINS! Gukesh Dommaraju, at 18, is now the youngest ever World Chess Champion, defeating Ding Liren in Game 14 after Ding’s heartbreaking blunder.
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