…according to GM Ben Finegold. Well, he’s making a good point. Do you agree?
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If this isn’t nice….
Let’s not be so fast to wreck our Greenbelt
Our Premier got himself re-elected with ease, and can pretty much do as he pleases, and what pleases him is to open up the Greenbelt around Toronto to development, even though he promised he would not do that. His reasoning is that we need more… Read More
Feynman on Scientific Method
from the seabala channel on YouTube
Bye bye Twitter
I’ve had a Twitter account for a long time, though I haven’t Tweeted much in years. I have been cross-posting blog posts from this space to Twitter, but to be honest I don’t think I received much if any traffic because of that. Mostly, what… Read More
Little Canada
Tuffy P recently visited Little Canada with a friend of ours, and came back to proclaim it “Toronto’s best kept secret”. This morning I had to drop my car off at my mechanics for a brake job, so I walked down to the subway and… Read More
Municipal Election
Toronto’s municipal election is coming up October 24. We live in Ward 3, a seat that has been held by Mark Grimes for decades. In my opinion, it is past time for new blood at City Council. This election I’ll be supporting Amber Morely. She… Read More
Wild Chess Scandal
What a story! Did Niemann cheat? Why isn’t Carlsen talking? Where is the evidence?
A New Bow
As I’m getting a little better at playing fiddle, I’ve been feeling that it was time to upgrade my bow. I decided to sell one of my banjos to fund a bow purchase. It was time to part ways with my Bart Reiter Standard banjo,… Read More
Is it time?
I was more or less indifferent to the Queen and the royal family and all that went along with it, because our awkward democracy, tied up with the British monarchy, has been reasonably successful. With the passing of Queen Elizabeth, it gives me pause to… Read More