Nothing serious, just a summer cold. I hate summer colds. It’s beautiful out and I’ve got a head full of sand. I know colds aren’t restricted to winter, but they should be. Summer’s my time. Today I feel some improvement, though. I think I’ll leave the apartment. Speaking of leaving the apartment, Thursday was our […]
Category Archives: Music
Canadian Bands Have a Lot of People In Them
The Besnard Lakes and Dears were outstanding. The Dears were TIGHT. That was our jazzfest for the year, I think. For the inbetween country-rock band (not our thing) we walked around the festival. I don’t know about this whole “crowd” thing.
The Real Reason CDs Are 74 Minutes Long
I’m not much for using the blog to share works in progress or even discoveries that I hope to share in print, but this one’s too good not to get out there right away. So today while working on The Book I stumbled across this article, which is recommended reading for anyone interested in the […]
Ottawa Theory
I’m here in Ottawa while Carrie attends a meeting of the Law Commission of Canada. The plan was to hang out in the hotel room and write, but the reality is that I’m more in sit-somewhere-and-read-and-wander-around mood. And so I have. Yesterday, while waiting to cross the canal on Rideau St., I got stuck in […]
News/Music Stores/Food
News Awhile back I got interviewed for a piece in the McGill Tribune on email (sort of a copycat story after that NYTimes one), and for kicks I’m posting a link here. I actually hadn’t read it until just now when someone reminded me of it in an email. For the record, at no time […]