It was a brilliant idea - now if only I could remember what it was
This Post-it has been stuck to my desk for months: The first part is easy - it's a site I wanted to look up. Not a clue what the epiphany moment was. I remember thinking "THAT'S BRILLIANT" (with...
View ArticleJust a quick howdy
I've been up to my eyeballs in non-blog related matters and haven't had time to keep up with the backlog of articles I have partially prepared for Bitter Grounds. Things have straightened around (a...
View ArticleStarbucks' suburban bridal shower pink banzanarama
So … Starbucks premiered their new line of eats last week. I would have written about this earlier but, quite honestly, I was struck dumb by the site. Frilly pastel pink? Really Starbucks? I couldn't...
View ArticleI'm back baby & excuses, excuses, excuses
Time has not been kind lately. Between work and helping someone through cancer treatment and surgery, there just hasn’t been as much time as I wanted to post here. But … things are on the upswing and...
View ArticleA contest? Really? Stay tuned for details
I’m thinking of running a small contest to help us get through the rest of winter. I played with the idea of “Win Crap from my Closet” but common sense prevailed. This is a wiser choice: It’s a small...
View ArticleBut I only need 1 glue stick
I went to buy a glue stick today. One glue stick. 1 ... just a single item. This is what I was offered: And this: Finally way up ... at the top ... there they are: And yes, of course they were at the...
View ArticleSteamy street scene? I'm in!
I look at photos of steam venting out of utility grates and feel envious of the photographer - right place at the right time. Oh and they happen to have their camera with them. Yesterday I had my...
View ArticleLurking around Toronto with my camera & misc thoughts
I've been wandering around Toronto in my spare time, testing out routes for the Mapping Toronto project. After doing a few test runs in a couple of neighbourhoods, I realized some will take multiple...
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