Those of you keeping up with the series of posts here at this website dealing with my September 3rd-5th, 2004, adventure to Ontario’s tallest point, Ishpatina Ridge, can be assured that the final part is coming shortly. Though some may suggest that it is at times a tad overlong (yet somehow still incomplete), my overriding desire has always been to be as thorough as [...]
It all started at the beginning of this past September, when to elaborately-described disgust and chagrin (see here, here, and here), I noticed that a well-located, highly-functional, visually-appealling former restaurant building in our downtown area was being demolished in order to be replaced with a parking lot. My basic observation was that we were allowing the impersonal requirements [...]
I often observe an unusual vehicle sitting in the driveway of an area residence. At least, it’s unusual for the North American car market. Does anyone recognize the following automobile logo?
Yes, you read correctly: the Lada Niva. Lada is a Russian car manufacturing company which originally churned out this vehicle en masse starting during the time of the Cold [...]
Johann Sebastian Bach, one of the great classical composers of history (and certainly one of my favourites) produced such a volumnous amount of musical material that it would be difficult to sort out, understand, and become familiar with it all. Many of his beautiful baroque compositions, with modern-day analysis, appear to indicate a deep understanding of mathematical complexities in the way that the layers of musical [...]
I have recently discovered that I am not currently in possession of my driver’s license. After noticing the card’s absence from its most common spot, my wallet, I sought the little piece of thin, hard plastic in my work-bag, pants pockets, and all other places where it has tried to conceal itself before. In this case, despite my intense sleuthing, all leads in the [...]
It has only been a week since I visited that mysterious cave here in the Sudbury area (discussed previously on this website along with photography here, and then with a location map here), but I have made a point of returning, this time bringing along my highly expeditious friend Matt along (yes, of Ishpatina Ridge fame). Creepy ghost-story narratives [...]
Back in June 2006, a secret terrorist group in Canada’s largest city, Toronto, had tried to organize a city-wide bomb plot, which was thankfully undone by the prescient actions of our country’s police forces (a Wikipedia entry on this event is available here). Eighteen people were arrested, and a significant cell, which may have had the resouces to inflict great devastation, was [...]
Not too long ago, I watched an excellent new documentary titled ‘Who Killed The Electric Car?‘, a story of how a great idea was hijacked over the pursuit of short-term and shortsighted gains. The film depicts a fascinating, well-balanced history of a recently-introduced commercially-available electric car, the EV1, and the issues surrounding its eventual demise, with many associated surprises. I’ll [...]
I have received inquiries as to the location of the underground cave which I discussed visiting in my last post. I have decided to provide a downloadable full-colour map graphic, with the cave’s location marked by a small red circle. You can readily find it – and then commence planning your own expedition to the site - by clicking right here.
Let me know how [...]
Earlier today, I went on a little hiking expedition in the area with my friend Dave. Our intention was to reach a cave that his father had stumbled across several months prior, while blueberry-picking. He had made his way a fair distance into its depths, but could see it went a lot further than the outside light [...]