Monthly Archives: May 2017
Bird’s Eye View
Frequent flyers tune out the pre-flight safety instructions. They’ve heard it all before. They know how to fasten their seatbelts. Just how likely is it that the plane will go down? And will those instructions actually help you? The rare times a plane crashes you don’t hear about people being saved because they had their […]
Is It Tuesday Already?
I’m not sure where the weekend went. I had about a dozen different ideas that I wanted to use for today’s post. Turns out that was too many – I couldn’t decide which of the posts I should finish. So instead you’ll instead get some visual humour I found online that amused me. I hope […]
This Is Spring?
It is May, not March. There is not supposed to be even a hint of snow. Is there someplace I can go to get a refund? –
Up To Date Information
I noticed this notice by the pool (actually it is a splash pad) next to my local library. I’m sure the area was open last summer, so I guess keeping information current isn’t a priority for the City of Ottawa.
The Friendly Skies
With a title like that, borrowing from the United Airlines slogan, I know you are expecting something about air travel. Not today. Consider the title my version of clickbait. Tuesday morning I noticed, while checking news updates, that the famed Canadian Forces Snowbirds (and their French counterpart, Patrouille de France) would be doing a flypast […]
Randomness for a Wednesday
Given a choice between watching NHL playoff hockey on television and editing a post for today, I chose the hockey. Given that the team I was cheering for lost, it probably wasn’t the smartest move. I didn’t want to leave you with nothing to contemplate, and I’m going to ignore Star Wars day tomorrow, but […]
The Picture Says It All
I’ve never been a huge fan of video games – and now I know why!
Kingston Pen – III
As promised, the last of my photo essays on the Kingston Penitentiary. I do have other pictures, but it is time to move on. If I was less lazy I would caption these for you. Most were take in the building that housed the school and the various workshops. You can probably figure out those […]
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