Big news item and talk show topic this morning in Toronto was the big announcement (timed once again for the election) that a “pilot” project is “in the works” for implementing an electronic transit pass with consolodation of the various systems in and around the city. Wow, only a decade too late to implement and [...]
It is no secret that I’m not the biggest fan of the suburbs but that is where I live. I work in the burbs so to avoid one of the biggest reasons that make the burbs a nightmare, I choose not to commute a long distance. But with kids’ activities I still end up driving [...]
The natural world is composed of every shape and direction. But our world is mostly of right angles. The shortest path between any two points and all that. We will add alternate directions if we have to and sometimes for aesthetics. Shapes can give strength and replace the bulk and weight of 90°. The interesting [...]
I’ve heard the jokes and war stories from Icelanders about finding the ingredients to that special recipe. It is hit or miss whether or not you’ll find an item and if you do it might be past due and it will still be many times the price you want to pay for it. There is [...]
