Driving downunder

We’ve been in Australia for a week now… Sydney – Had coffee with a couple I hadn’t see in about 40 years – “Facebook finds” who happened to be visiting  here from Venezuela. Then went to the Royal Easter Show which is a combo agricultural fair, midway, rodeo, trade show and entertainment event just like…

Scary transition! iPhone to Android

Everyone’s grandmother has an iPhone these days, so I need to step up the game to show that I am au courant. My own grandmother has been dead for some time now, and although my 90-year-old mother doesn’t have an iPhone, she does have a cell phone. Never mind that she carried it around for 3…

Worst songs update

Sorry to be repetitive, but the CBC radio program On the Coast has now posted links to the top-25 main contenders in the Worst Song Ever contest, and I have no other blogging inspiration. #1 has the most votes so far, for being the worst, but the contest isn’t over. The fact that I can…

Worst songs ever!

The local CBC radio afternoon show (On the Coast, 690 AM, weekdays 3-6 pm) is running a competition for the Worst Song Ever. Each afternoon, nominations are announced, the firestorm of Twitter comments is discussed, and a featured song is played in its awesome entirety. Recently as I emerge from the underground parking after work, for the commute home, my…

Toes in all shapes and sizes

The blogging world is full of unexpected and interesting sites. Here is one that features a photo that I submitted. Scroll down the page to December 20 and see my picture from the camino, on toemail.com !  That was a fun idea for a blog.

Comments on the Camino

In November 2012, I walked 264 km from Astorga to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, in 13 days with my sister-in-law. I’m already thinking about the next time – a longer route. Here is a summary report collection of random thoughts practical comments on the Camino! Fitness: As a middle aged person (assuming a very long life),…

Movie review: Cloud Atlas

Do. Not. Pay. To. Watch. This. Movie. The end. P.S. Even being able to drink wine with the popcorn did not relieve the 2 hours and 45 minutes of confused mayhem on the screen. Probably an example of how to ruin a potentially interesting concept with disastrous or non-existent editing. It was perhaps the worst…