Those were the days

Remember March? I was in New York back then! I just found some lost photos of the apartment we stayed in. If you’re looking for space in NYC’s East Village, Rad’s House is the place to go.

I think the hostess we had has moved, but the apartment is still rented by the same crew [...]

A Field Guide to the Bike Trip

Mini-trip! To Selkirk Provincial Park, which is only about 65 km away, so it’s a good intro for people like Robert who love biking but have never toured.

Want my official (not official. There’s lots missing and you will get lost if you treat this as comprehensive. You’ll have to wait for DBH to put [...]

ROAR

The first and last time I ever stood on a skateboard was in grade ten. No sooner had I set my foot on it than I was flat on my back in the middle of the parking lot.

Despite those least-successful-ever beginnings, I always had this feeling I’d like to skateboard. When I found out [...]

AHHHHHHHH!

GUYS. I stink. I know it. But it’s for your own good. I’m weaning you off posts because the next few weeks (especially during July) are going to see some seriously empty web space on these pages. There’s so much going on – Supercrawl fundraiser*, gritLIT fundraiser (come buy some used books during Open Streets [...]

Avast ye mateys!

Yesterday afternoon I went to walk Memphis to the studio and he sat down in the middle of the sidewalk near the park and refused to budge. I thought, this dog is smart – it’s too hot to work right now. So Sean and I hit the lake for the maiden voyage of the duck [...]