Staycation Exploration
We didn’t go far for our two days of getaway fun.
Month: July 2011
Away For a Few
When we’re home on a weekend we find chores to do.
Good and Bad; Nothing Ugly
I’m following Owain Yoeman on Twitter. Who, you ask?
Gone to the Dogs
This madness has to stop.
Cool Yourself
Oppressive heat is on its way back to our area for the long weekend and a Japanese company thinks it has the answer.
Hope and Optimism, Jack
Looking gaunt and tired, federal NDP leader Jack Layton stepped aside yesterday to focus on a health battle against a new diagnosis of cancer.
My Love Letter to London
My second video for Free-FM is now online. It’s the only other one I have completed, actually. It was much easier to find time to work on them before we launched the radio station! For this one I got to visit several of London’s top tourist attractions including Fanshawe Pioneer Village, Storybook Gardens and the …
Heritage Homes Open House
Restoration of two of London’s oldest homes is complete and this weekend the doors (and cupboards) are open in exchange for a $15 dollar donation to the Unity Project for Relief of Homelessness, London. I went yesterday and enjoyed absorbing some of this city’s history.
Furniture That Fits – House Proud, The Toronto Sun
A video of Felice Cohen’s New York City apartment went viral earlier this year. In a city where the average rental unit goes for $3400 a month, Cohen found a relative bargain for $700. The catch?
Crazy From the Heat
Are you sick of hearing about how hot it has been? Yeah, well, we’re pretty sick of talking about it. But such extreme weather affects everybody and we don’t want anyone falling ill or saying they didn’t know it was coming. Here’s hoping that today there will be other issues on our radar.
Don’t Let His Size Fool You
Paco the Chihuahua is one tough little pooch.
Early Morning Hours
Last week I started to feel comfortable with the whole routine of getting up at 3:30 am, coming home for a brief nap and then going to bed at an hour so early that toddlers would mock me for being a weenie.
Breaking Up is Hard to Do
New mandatory conditions come into effect in Ontario today for anyone getting divorced.
No Dilemma Here
The Dilemma is packed with star-power: Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Oscar-winner Jennifer Connolly, Winona Ryder. It was directed by Ron Howard, so one’s expectations kind of rise, even though it didn’t make much of a box office buzz.
Ils sont les pharisaïsme Saccades
Did you hear about the Ottawa couple who sued Air Canada because the man couldn’t order a 7-Up in French and have a flight attendant understand him?
Cialis, Viagra and Close Nigerian Friends
Authorities who want to stop email spam have been going about it all wrong.
So Long, Sherwood
The man who was responsible for a lot of my (and millions of others’) childhood entertainment died yesterday.
Live Eye on the Scene – Mine!
What a location! Everyone knows Free-FM’s studios are on the most happenin’ street in London but even more is happening than we anticipated. Richmond Street is alive with the good, the bad and the frustrating.