It Happened to Me

“Think of it, Ellen — a world full of WEIRDOS!”

While hanging out on Queen Street West back in the summer of 1985, I saw a T-shirt with the image…

17 years ago

“Thank You, Mask Man!”

Way, way back -- I'm talking about twenty years ago -- my friend Yann and I decided to go catch…

17 years ago

Alex is Missing

Amidst the merriment at Pete Forde's 29th birthday party last night (Happy birthday, Pete!), I got a bit of news…

17 years ago

Encounter with a “One Laptop Per Child” Computer

I got my first real-life look at one of the One Laptop Per Child laptops at the CommandN party last…

17 years ago

Notes from FacebookCamp, Part 1

Facebook's Caitlin O'Farrell gets the ball rolling at FacebookCamp Toronto. Accordion City loves Facebook -- we've got 725,000 Facebook users…

17 years ago

Scenes from the High Park Organic Market

The High Park Organic Market has become a Saturday morning ritual with me and the Ginger Ninja. We set out…

17 years ago

A Fortnight Without Caffeine

Back during the dot-com bubble, I worked with a programmer who liked to experiment with caffeine. When he wasn't wasting…

18 years ago

It’s Due for a Comeback, You Know

The scene: The kitchen at the house party at Mark Kuznicki's house last night. Dude 1: So, have you picked…

18 years ago

Help Identify This Plant!

While walking a friend's dog in the Swansea neighbourhood (that's the residential area south of Bloor between Runnymede and Jane),…

18 years ago

Toronto Moving Companies: I’m Still Getting Comments [Updated]

Long-time readers of this blog will remember an article titled At Last, My Blog Lands Me in Hot Water!, in…

18 years ago