In the 2006 match, Topalov accused Kramnik of consulting a program much like Rybka during his opponent’s frequent bathroom trips. Kramnik won what is remembered as “Toiletgate.” Check out this article in the University of Buffalo Reporter by Bert Gambini. I had no idea that… Read More
Somebody entered “Alien Abductions on the Street” in a search engine and landed on my wee piece of paradise. I just want to make it clear that to my knowledge I have not yet been abducted by aliens.
I’m taking a few days off work. Call it a stay-cation if you like. There are many things I want to accomplish in that short time, but I know I’ll be fortunate if I get a few of them done. Last night I started a… Read More
Yesterday between 6:00 and 6:30 pm, I was with the dogs in the dog park at the filtration plant, next to Sam Smith Park. I was talking to the owner of another Newfoundland who comes to the park when we noticed this helicopter getting lower… Read More
Repeat: I do not have a cold. I do not have a cold. I do not have a cold. Forget the headache, sore throat, weird cold voice, lack of energy. It’s all an illusion.
Somebody slipped a flyer for a phychic under my wiper while I was parked at the drugstore this afternoon. This was no ordinary psychic with one or two specialties, oh no, no, no. She does palm, tarot, crystal, candle, face, full life, sand readings, aura,… Read More
…that growing up is over-rated. It’s good to have friends. I had almost forgot.
Check out this article in the Globe and Mail about a group of mushroom pickers in Oregon who got lost for six days in the woods. They were seeking hedgehog mushrooms. Thanks Spicecat for sending this over.
I read in the Etobicoke Guardian that the Casa Mendoza is being demolished to make way for condos. It was among the last of a strip of Motels along the Lakeshore west of the Humber River. The Beach and the Shore Breeze are still standing… Read More
Somebody out there in the universe entered “pierogi filling cheese whiz” into a search engine and landed on my little island in the sun. That’s just not right. I mean, there are no real prerequisites for visiting this blog, and I’ve yet to ban anybody,… Read More
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