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2023

On the Embraceoriginal ↗
25 Jan 2023
How to break bad habits. Now with science.original ↗
24 Jan 2023
These Four Words greatly influence us to listen to things, agree on things, buy things are..original ↗
23 Jan 2023
Rethinking minimalist decor and what it looks likeoriginal ↗
22 Jan 2023
Instacart tips, (some) from Food & Wine and (lots from) meoriginal ↗
21 Jan 2023
On Dry Januaryoriginal ↗
20 Jan 2023
On the power of gray, women and fabric, and cold weather gearoriginal ↗
19 Jan 2023
Being happy is simple, not easy. Or, the unsurprising daily habits of happiness expertsoriginal ↗
18 Jan 2023
On the stupid gas stove wars, and some other things regarding climateoriginal ↗
17 Jan 2023
It’s a new year. You need new desktop wallpaper for your computeroriginal ↗
16 Jan 2023
On the art at Toronto’s Union Station and the people who don’t like itoriginal ↗
15 Jan 2023
Some help to get you on the path to fitness in Januaryoriginal ↗
14 Jan 2023
Friday night music: the sultry sounds of Sophisti-poporiginal ↗
14 Jan 2023
On twitter and art and the aesthetics of a Canadian painting by Chris Flodbergoriginal ↗
12 Jan 2023
On Queen West in Toronto, then and noworiginal ↗
11 Jan 2023
On Michael Snow, Toronto’s artistoriginal ↗
10 Jan 2023
Sorry robots: no one is afraid of YOU any more. Now everyone is freaking out about AI insteadoriginal ↗
9 Jan 2023
The best movie posters of 2022….original ↗
8 Jan 2023
He said, she replied. A story of my weird twitter. #hssroriginal ↗
8 Jan 2023
Drawing is underrated. Let me and Henry Moore (but not Francis Bacon) convince you to rate it higheroriginal ↗
7 Jan 2023
If something cost $1 in the 1980s, what does it cost now?original ↗
6 Jan 2023
Don’t buy a new puffer coat this winter. Be great and get this insteadoriginal ↗
5 Jan 2023
Do you log or journal? I recommend you do in 2023. Here’s why….original ↗
5 Jan 2023
It’s 2023…here’s how to keep those New Year’s resolutions (if you want)original ↗
4 Jan 2023
Antony Beevor on Russia’s New Winter Waroriginal ↗
3 Jan 2023
My notes on falling to build a Mastodon server in AWS (they might help you)original ↗
2 Jan 2023
It’s 2023. Is sharing on the web (still) worth it?original ↗
1 Jan 2023

2022

2022 is done. Thoughts and rambling on the last 365 days (i.e. the December 2022 edition)original ↗
31 Dec 2022
On restaurants (deeply) loved and lost: Grano’soriginal ↗
31 Dec 2022
How sites like BlogTO contribute to the decline of Google searchesoriginal ↗
29 Dec 2022
Tiny Homes in 2022 – ten amazing onesoriginal ↗
28 Dec 2022
It’s the holiday season. Let’s talk about caviar, oysters and champagneoriginal ↗
27 Dec 2022
It’s Boxing Day. Christmas is past and your fridge is still full. Here’s the advice you need: turn snacks into a mealoriginal ↗
26 Dec 2022
Merry Christmas!original ↗
25 Dec 2022
Going to see “the lights” at Christmasoriginal ↗
24 Dec 2022
The rise and fall of Alexa and the possibility of a new A.I. winteroriginal ↗
23 Dec 2022
It’s the holidays. Your fridge is full. You need help.original ↗
22 Dec 2022
Spotify helps makes the holidays more festive. Take advantage of it.original ↗
21 Dec 2022
UGC (user generated content) is a sucker’s game. We should resolve to be less suckers in 2023original ↗
21 Dec 2022
Checklists keep your head above water when you are overwhelmed. Get one.original ↗
20 Dec 2022
Christmas is coming! Your turkey is frozen! Don’t panic! Do this.original ↗
19 Dec 2022
IBM Cloud tip: be careful with security groups allow_all when setting up a serveroriginal ↗
19 Dec 2022
White lights or colored? With the Festavia lights from Philips, you can have both at once!original ↗
18 Dec 2022
On restaurants loved and lost of my youth (Woolworth’s in Glace Bay and Midtown in Halifax)original ↗
17 Dec 2022
On the new subway mosaics by Yayoi Kusama and Kiki Smith (and other works by fine artists)original ↗
16 Dec 2022
What I find interesting in tech and can tell you about, Dec 2022original ↗
15 Dec 2022
Thinking numerically about CERB fraudoriginal ↗
14 Dec 2022
The history of people asking: is technology X going to replace programmers?original ↗
13 Dec 2022
Here’s a half dozen pieces on Work and Working that I thought were goodoriginal ↗
12 Dec 2022
LASS! (Liberal Arts, Social Sciences) What I find interesting in liberal arts and social sciences, Dec 2022original ↗
11 Dec 2022
Love and rockets (things I find interesting in math and science, Dec. 2022)original ↗
10 Dec 2022
The limits of YIMBYism, even for proponents of it like meoriginal ↗
9 Dec 2022
Blade Runner is 40!original ↗
8 Dec 2022
On gamification of my time to get tough things doneoriginal ↗
7 Dec 2022
On the four eras of Twitteroriginal ↗
6 Dec 2022
A feel good todo list: how it helps you with difficult tasksoriginal ↗
5 Dec 2022
The best time to visit New York is in December. And other things NYCoriginal ↗
4 Dec 2022
Transition Toronto (what’s new in Hogtown, December 2022)original ↗
3 Dec 2022
Friday Night Cocktail: a fancy martini (or three)original ↗
3 Dec 2022
How to deal with recurring nightmares (plus four other good pieces on better sleeping)original ↗
1 Dec 2022
What was new in our crazy mixed up world, November 2022 editionoriginal ↗
30 Nov 2022
Forget going to Mars. Go to Icelandoriginal ↗
29 Nov 2022
How to succeed in business: make life better for people by taking advantage of new technologyoriginal ↗
28 Nov 2022
On restaurants loved and lost: Brasserie in midtown Manhattanoriginal ↗
27 Nov 2022
The fine photography of Jared Bramblett, London and elsewhereoriginal ↗
26 Nov 2022
How to pick a good bottle of wine from your local LCBO with Decanter and one simple trickoriginal ↗
26 Nov 2022
Happy Friday! It’s the weekend!original ↗
25 Nov 2022
On twitter poisoningoriginal ↗
24 Nov 2022
On the wrongness of vandalizing famous paintingsoriginal ↗
23 Nov 2022
If you are looking to join a Discord Server or run yours better, read thisoriginal ↗
22 Nov 2022
Two useful tools for people who want to be productive but find their work day gets away from themoriginal ↗
21 Nov 2022
Big hair, don’t care: more good links on the best decade, the 1980soriginal ↗
20 Nov 2022
Fall cleaning tipsoriginal ↗
19 Nov 2022
The Santa Claus parade returns to TO this weekend!original ↗
18 Nov 2022
Ideas on furnishing and living in small spaces in the futureoriginal ↗
17 Nov 2022
Things that are making me happy (that could make you happy too): tiny plantsoriginal ↗
16 Nov 2022
On the mind and mental healthoriginal ↗
15 Nov 2022
On the fall of SBF (Sam Bankman-Fried) and FTXoriginal ↗
14 Nov 2022
Sunday reads on just about anything, from Inflation to Reversing Deathoriginal ↗
13 Nov 2022
If you want to run a marathon but struggle with runningoriginal ↗
12 Nov 2022
Friday night cocktail: the QEIIoriginal ↗
11 Nov 2022
On starter wines, or how to go about learning about wine (if that’s what you want to do)original ↗
10 Nov 2022
What’s cool? I thought these things were all pretty cooloriginal ↗
10 Nov 2022
Great advice for anyone from 6 to 66, from Nick Cave (be foolish and be basic)original ↗
8 Nov 2022
13 good pieces on 12 good artists (and Damien Hirst :))original ↗
7 Nov 2022
It’s Sunday. Let’s make some art. Here’s some links to help with that.original ↗
6 Nov 2022
Cool furniture for cool people like youoriginal ↗
5 Nov 2022
Have a great Autumn weekend!original ↗
4 Nov 2022
This has style, this has grace, this here watch has a minimal face. (Get your fill of fashion here)original ↗
3 Nov 2022
On Joan Didion’s estate (our life in objects and what they say about us)original ↗
2 Nov 2022
A ramble through what was new in the world, Oct. 2022 editionoriginal ↗
1 Nov 2022
It’s Hallowe’en! Here’s everything you need to know about the Home Depot 12 foot skeleton!original ↗
31 Oct 2022
Some thoughts on the genre of food writing, after reading about Chantal Braganza’s cakeoriginal ↗
30 Oct 2022
The history of technology and telecommunications is also a history of Cape Bretonoriginal ↗
29 Oct 2022
Friday Night Cocktail: the freezer martinioriginal ↗
28 Oct 2022
The great Steve Keene is having a momentoriginal ↗
27 Oct 2022
Crowns: kings and queens and royalty, then and now.original ↗
26 Oct 2022
Would you pay $200,000 for a Mac SE??original ↗
25 Oct 2022
What makes you happy about your job. Think Maslow, not Brooksoriginal ↗
24 Oct 2022
On the joy of train travel compared to air traveloriginal ↗
23 Oct 2022
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