Just about every time I visit my dental hygienist I fall asleep while she cleans my teeth. I realize it only when she nudges me and patiently says, “Open up please.” This time it wasn’t going to happen. Of course I did it again. I… Read More
Here’s a sneak peak into the top secret cave hidden deep beneath Anchovy World Headquarters. The larger painting in progress is called Sunday Afternoon in the Forest of No Return.
Is it possible for an individual with dyslexia to read better by using a special font? A Dutch design studio called studio studio has come up with one. Letters are made to look heavier at the bottom by virtue of thicker lines, for instance, making… Read More
I can recall a day when gas stations made air available for their customers at no charge. But then, that was when filling station attendants provided other services as well, such as filling the gas tank of the car, checking the oil and cleaning windshields.… Read More
This summer, I decided I would start getting haircuts at a barber in my neighbourhood. It happens that there is one on Lakeshore, a short walk from 27th Street – between Baba Ali’s excellent falafel place and our vet’s, the Long Branch Animal Clinic. Like… Read More
Some call it simply Civic Holiday, and in parts of this country I understand that is the official name. Here in Toronto, we call it Simcoe Day but I’m not sure just what Lord Simcoe did exactly to rate his own long weekend. If Wikipedia… Read More
My friend East Texas Red pointed me to this link, a TED talk featuring Eben Bayer. He’s the co-inventor of something called Myco-bond. Essentially, these guys are creating biodegradable packing materials using agri-waste and mycelium. They have a process for cleaning and preparing the agri-waste,… Read More
What noise? That chirping noise. I didn’t hear it. Maybe it was the blackberry. Does it chirp? Well, sometimes, yeah. I’m not sure what it’s telling me. At least it rings when there’s a phone call. Wait, there it is again. OK, I heard it… Read More
When I look at my notes from last year, at this time I was picking plenty of tasty edible mushrooms in my local forests. This summer, though, I’ve only found a handful of chanterelles, and the lack of any substantial rain over the past weeks… Read More
As that group of brilliant creative individuals that I like to call my readership knows, I’ve been blogging for several years now. More recently, I’ve made a tentative foray into twitter and even the evil empire known as facebook. Still, I’m not quite a 2.0… Read More
27th Street 