“This line exists because ‘o the Food Network. If it weren’t for the Food Network we wouldn’t be stand’in on line. I mean, who goes to Grimaldis?” This memorable statement was delivered in a thick Brooklyn accent and came out of the of the mouth of a local who was waiting in line to get [...]
Archive > July 2007
New York City
Recognize the photo above? Both towers are from the New York State pavilion – or as known in pop culture the 1964 World’s Fair exhibit space ships from Men and Black. New Yorkers may not notice these or other sights on a daily basis, but I geeked out as I heard each and every one [...]
Stryder’s Intrusive Bum
I know you’ve all missed Stryder and his geeky ways. In fact, tonight as we were leaving for the evening walk I said: “You’re so peculiar Stryder; so much so that if you were a human you’d almost be geeky cool.” In the past year Stryder seems to have developed some weird need to poop [...]
A Night Out with Harry Potter
When has history seen or our generation ever seen such a bit fuss over a book? Will our generation ever see such a thing again? These questions permeated the Harry Potter final book launch in Calgary for most of the evening on Friday. The final book of the Harry Potter series was released at 12:01am [...]
Dog Mob
We were a part of a mob of people who descended upon our community centre this evening after hearing a rumour that the community association was voting to get rid of one of our largest dog parks. It’s true that our community doesn’t have the voter mass that many larger communities like Dalhousie and Tuscany [...]
