What is a desert island song? A desert island song is a special song. It makes me feel the sheer joy of living. It brings me to tears of joy or heartache within a minute of the start, sending goosebumps to my arms. A desert island song infuses me with a feeling of power, energy and well-being. It transports me intensely and succinctly back to a time and place in…
A shot from one of my many city wanderings this past summer:
Passing through my bedroom the other day (where SomaFM’s Underground 80s channel is frequently playing), I heard Icehouse’s Electric Blue. This caused me – inescapably – to think of Iva Davies. Iva Davies (born Ivor Arthur Davies) is an Australian singer, songwriter, composer, musician and record producer. Most importantly (in my world at least), Iva is known for his distinctive singing voice… Oh God – that voice, that incredible, beautiful,…
OK, so I was taking a photo walk across the Danforth this past summer and I came upon this interesting shop: I assume business must be booming?
This piece is soooooo early 90s, is stereotypical and dates badly, but is still kinda amusing:
Ah, the immortal Mr. Bowie…
I’ve always enjoyed Lewis Carroll’s Jabberwocky and have studied it a couple of times during my education. For me, it conjures up images of monsters and an inverted, slightly mad world, such as Alice finds when she passes through the looking glass: ’Twas brillig, and the slithy tovesDid gyre and gimble in the wabe;All mimsy were the borogoves,And the mome raths outgrabe. “Beware the Jabberwock, my son!The jaws that bite,…
Earlier this year I headed to the UK for a photo tour of Cornwall (which was amazing, but that’s another story for another time). I had a lot of time to kill prior to my flight’s departure at Toronto’s Pearson International, so I walked around the terminal a bit. I saw these cool lights which caught my eye due to their dramatic shapes:
Obviously this guy also had to deal with the a-holes at Presto this morning (long story I won’t go into here; I’ll save it for another rant posting)…
So, a couple of years ago, on December 31st, I was heading home along Carlton Street. As I passed St. Peter’s Anglican Church at the corner of Carlton and Bleecker, I read their display board out front, then doubled over with helpless laughter: If you’re going to creatively rearrange the letters on a church’s signage, you might as well go all the way.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that, the passing there Had worn them really…
Today is Remembrance Day, and I’d like to pay tribute to my uncle George Quartly (my mother’s brother), killed in World War II. I never knew my uncle George as he died many years before I was born, but I had heard a lot about him over the years. I understand he was quite young when he was sent overseas to fight in the war. George was in Princess Patricia’s…
During my walk today I had to fend off more than one idiot with a leaf blower. I suddenly realized how intensely I LOATHE these bloody things!!! I fail to see the point of them, quite frankly. Outside of producing excessive noise pollution what is the point of a leaf blower? All it does is relocate a mess from one place to another, polluting the air and environment along the…
These are quotes I enjoy. They originate from various songs, movies, TV, pop culture and historical sources. Some quotes are profound, some silly, some introspective, some fun, and many are near and dear to my heart. Several of these quotes have permanently worked their way into the daily lexicon at our house over the years. This post is a work in progress and I’ll be adding more quotes here as…
We had the best lunch from a newly discovered burger place on the Danforth: Burger Stomper. HUGE portions, absolutely delicious. This order was a shot in the dark, as we just picked something from Uber Eats that was close to us. What an awesome surprise. Delicious!… check ’em out!
Seen in the men’s washroom in a restaurant at the Wharfside Shopping Centre, Penzance, U.K.:
Sandwich board outside McTamney’s, 139 Church Street, Toronto:
Thanks for joining me and welcome to my blog. This is my first attempt at a dedicated blog so it will be a learning experience for me. I’m going to try to discuss things on my mind that I feel worthy of a post, so here goes…! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter.— Izaak Walton
