Near the junction of the Mad & Nottawasaga

Don't tip... 

Surprise

 

Minesing Shingles

 

Heron Rookery

 

The House

How to live off the grid, in style.

Tiffany Now

Please let winter hang around for a little while...

Tiffany Then

 

Well, at least that's gone...

 

Ontario's Highest Elevations

Must plan for summer!

toronto | the hometown thing

A very interesting postcard tour of Parkdale.

Stop Talking About Gretz

This is what the Olympic media should be focusing on:

"Montillet-Carles skied with her swollen left eye held open by tape so she could see. "

Ow!

2006 Olympic: 5 Minute Guide

Money for Medals
Here's a sampling of the bonuses that countries will give to athletes who win an individual gold medal.
ITALY: $157,385 (130,000 Euros)
CZECH REPUBLIC: $42,762 (1 million koruna)
JAPAN: $25,582 (3 million yen)
U.S.: $25,000
SWITZERLAND: $15,587 (20,000 Swiss francs)
AUSTRALIA: $7,512 (10,000 Australian dollars)
CANADA: None

2006 Olympic: 5 Minute Guide

Money for Medals
Here's a sampling of the bonuses that countries will give to athletes who win an individual gold medal.
ITALY: $157,385 (130,000 Euros)
CZECH REPUBLIC: $42,762 (1 million koruna)
JAPAN: $25,582 (3 million yen)
U.S.: $25,000
SWITZERLAND: $15,587 (20,000 Swiss francs)
AUSTRALIA: $7,512 (10,000 Australian dollars)
CANADA: None

Gladwell again

A great article on the moral complexity of solving what he calls power-law problems versus bell-curve problems, using the homeless, auto pollution and errant cops as the examples.

Lisa's Year as a Fox Scholar

The internet's a wonderful thing at times. Trying to find an old friend's email address, I found her account of her studies in England.

Adventures in Painting, 4

The late crew 

Adventures in painting, 3

Working on the chain gang... 

Adventures in painting, 2

I can't believe how many people helped me paint the house. Thanks! 

Adventures in painting

Lesson one: wood panelling is evil.