Monthly Archives: February 2010
Downtown Stroll
Today the #1 was full and my gentlemanly insistence of ladies first resulted in the bus driving away without me on it. Undaunted, figuring its only –1 today, I walked down Spring Garden and then Barrington, looking up and around to ...
Barrington Street Woes
So Carsand is closing, and the owner blamed "no one shopping dowtown." A thread started on Halifax locals, I posted a response, which I am going to modify slightly and post here. Well, to me Carsand's closing demonstrates four things about the ...
Travel wish list
Starting to make plans for the next 10 years of our lives: Marnie: New York Japan/Tokyo Banff (camping/Rockies) Gaspé California Rhett: Russia Brazil - beaches London, England Vancouver/Whistler "Europe" Emma: London, England Paris Hong Kong or Beijing New York Beaches, anywhere Waye: Norfolk/Va Beach/Charleston New Orleans to Sugarland Berlin Russia New York So top hits: 1. New York & London tied for 1st place 2. Russia, Berlin ...
30 Rock on tonight
From last week - and I am too tired to shorten it for twitter: For four years I've had to make do with what passes for men around here, with their untucked shirts, boneless faces, their Stars, both Wars & Trek. Jack ...
China in the news, again, a lot.
My family has been boycotting China for some time. We try not to buy Chinese made products, over concerns regarding safety, quality, human rights in China, and Tibet. I often am heard to make the statement “Hard drive ...