Talk about an experience. Last night, I drove nearly three hours from Saint John, N.B. to Summerside, Prince Edward Island, to watch Game 4 of the NBL Canada championship best-of-five series between the Summerside Storm and the London (Ont.) Lightning. London was already up 2-1 in the series, so Game 4 would either mean a…
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“Finish your burgers, ya slowpoke!!”
So my buddy and blog-reader Chad9976 asked me if I wanted to participate in another one of his Wreckless Eating / Cult Moo / McFrankenfoods challenges – you know, the ones where you have to eat some McDonald’s menu item in some weird way. Ahh, what the heck. “Meet me at my place,” he said.ย …
Read MoreBeach sunrise…
While I’m enjoying my weekend in New Brunswick, I decided to take some pictures at Saints’ Rest Beach and McLarens Beach, which is only a few miles – er, kilometers – from my hotel.ย It means getting up at 5:00 a.m. – oh wait, that’s Atlantic time, which means I’m really getting up at 4:00…
Read MoreJohn Lennon’s greatest gift to us all… imagination.
I’ve closed my eyes and let my imagination take me to a million different worlds, a million different lifetimes, adventures beyond the stars and wonders throughout time. It’s the ability to use my imagination – and, from those moments of thought and contemplation and reflection, build upon my life – that I feel has been…
Read MoreBlackbird, meet Canada. Canada, meet Blackbird.
I’ve had my 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS, nicknamed “The Blackbird,” for at least six months now.ย And now comes its first true test. Road trip to Canada.ย Specifically, Saint John, New Brunswick, home of this week’s National Basketball League of Canada All-Star Classic. Why am I here?ย Trust me.ย It’s an All-Star Game.ย Actually, counting…
Read MoreToo bad they don’t make Renaults in America any more…
So here’s the deal. The French car manufacturer Renault has just introduced a commercial spotlighting its new car, the Clio. In addition to the car’s exceptional safety features, its kickin’ sound system, and its tight maneuverability, it really has captured the imagination of the small-car market. Oh, it also has on its instrument panel a…
Read MoreThe warehouse
Every so often, when I’m driving along I-787, I’ll see the warehouse. It’s been abandoned for years, a derelict relic along the Troy waterfront. The graffiti artists and the copper thieves have already attached the building. It’s an eyesore that a gallon of Visine couldn’t cure. But it kept catching my attention. Man, I’d love…
Read MoreThe strongest Mousketeer of all
I remember watching reruns of the original 1950’s-era Mickey Mouse Club in the mid-1970’s.ย And thanks to cable television at the time, I could watch episodes on the New York City independent television station WNEW-5, as well as on Boston’s independent WSBK-38.ย And then, eventually, the Mickey Mouse Club was picked up locally by WAST-13,…
Read MoreNot “thank you,” not “10 Q,” it’s “Q10” that I want…
Trying to get the BlackBerry Q10, the cell phone that I really, really want, has been tougher than calculus.ย And if I don’t do everything correctly, if I don’t ask for “B” when I mean “A”, if I don’t turn right when I need to turn left, I will forever become a prisoner of the…
Read MoreFixing a leather case for the “Modern-Day Warrior” camera
When I got the parts to rebuild my Kodak 127 Vest Pocket Autographic “Soldier’s Camera” into the current “Modern-Day Warrior” camera, one of the eBay auctions I won produced an intact vintage leather carrying case for this camera. The case looked great – the leather was still solid and it really had some nice patina…
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