AnotherStinkingBlog

Winter stops by for a visit

2012-01-29T17:22:00.000-05:00

Winter

2012-01-19T13:17:00.000-05:00

Tintin meets Alien

2012-01-15T14:16:00.001-05:00

2012-01-08T17:45:00.000-05:00

Shelves

2011-12-29T09:45:00.000-05:00

AGO Stairs

2011-12-28T14:52:00.000-05:00

AGO

2011-12-28T14:46:00.000-05:00

2103

2011-12-23T15:10:00.000-05:00

Eaton Centre

2011-12-23T12:42:00.000-05:00

New TTC Trains

2011-12-19T14:30:00.000-05:00

Quote of the day:

2011-12-15T08:38:00.001-05:00

Top of Form

Grilled cheese from the toaster tastes like LIES and FIRE.

Bottom of Form

Go Leafs Go!

2011-12-06T18:09:00.000-05:00

Grove St

2011-11-16T09:53:00.001-05:00

2011-10-21T14:56:00.001-04:00

Monsters exist

2011-09-30T20:14:00.001-04:00

And one died today.

Ray Gun Virus

2011-09-27T10:50:00.001-04:00

Go Bombers!

2011-09-24T18:15:00.000-04:00

Pearl Jam

2011-09-15T20:59:00.000-04:00

Tea

2011-09-13T08:21:00.000-04:00

Waiting

2011-09-12T18:20:00.000-04:00

Life

2011-09-11T09:26:00.000-04:00

At the CNE Air (& Sea) Show

2011-09-04T12:58:00.001-04:00

HMCS Shawinigan

2103

2011-08-29T15:50:00.000-04:00

Hewitt's

2011-08-28T14:26:00.000-04:00

Simcoe day at Fort York

2011-08-01T13:42:00.001-04:00

Saw the lieutenant Gov. General there also.

2103

2011-07-18T07:52:00.000-04:00

The big ice

2011-07-14T08:47:00.000-04:00

2011-07-11T23:27:00.000-04:00

U2

2011-07-11T20:55:00.000-04:00

Bonfire on Lake Erie

2011-07-09T21:55:00.000-04:00

R.I.P. Cy Twombly

2011-07-06T00:00:00.001-04:00

Liberty

2011-07-04T09:26:00.000-04:00

Hewitt's

2011-07-03T10:25:00.000-04:00

Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network

Ball game (T6 O-O)

2011-06-16T13:47:00.000-04:00

Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network

Wait for it...

2011-06-07T16:02:00.000-04:00

D-day

2011-06-05T21:03:00.001-04:00

Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network

L.A. Noire

2011-06-05T01:35:00.000-04:00

This wouldn't be a problem in GTA IV.

Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network

Up, up just not away

2011-06-04T14:34:00.000-04:00

Bin Laden is dead

2011-05-01T23:37:00.001-04:00

General 'Buck' Turgidson

2011-04-26T12:16:00.001-04:00

Yarr

2011-04-25T09:50:00.001-04:00

Once again, the Pequod has set sail in search of the white whale that is victory in the CTC Playoff Hockey pool.

http://www.northstarville.com/hockeypool2011

This is my 9th year in this pool, and Pequod is enjoying, for the first time ever, having at least one point from every player selected.

Currently tied for 28th spot out of 483. I'll enjoy this moment while it lasts.

Zoo

2011-04-23T13:09:00.001-04:00

Winters last grasp

2011-03-28T06:22:00.001-04:00

Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network

2011-03-14T21:59:00.000-04:00

Woofie

2011-03-14T20:59:00.000-04:00

2011-03-13T21:51:00.000-04:00

2011-03-13T08:05:00.000-04:00

Doodle of coworker

2011-03-11T11:40:00.000-05:00

Lil' Bulldog

2011-03-06T09:14:00.000-05:00

Kadri

2011-03-05T17:27:00.000-05:00

Surface

2011-02-24T19:39:00.000-05:00

Waiting

2011-02-24T19:37:00.000-05:00

Liberty Island

2011-02-24T14:46:00.000-05:00

Just hangin' on the Statue of Liberty in GTAIV - TBOGT.

Bailed out of my helicopter and parachuted onto the statue.

Was then able to get inside and see the beating heart of Liberty City.

Smile

2011-02-23T08:43:00.000-05:00

I received an extra smile with my double-double this morning.

Hunkered down in the bowling ally

2011-02-22T07:51:00.000-05:00

Winter

2011-02-21T09:03:00.000-05:00

I'll miss Giant Book Sale

2011-02-16T09:47:00.000-05:00

As I weave through my day, migrating to and from work on autopilot, there are occassionaly moments of change which catch my attention and remind me of the transience of things.

One such moment was when I noticed that the GIANT BOOK SALE store, located within the Eglinton Subway station, had closed.

I have never bought much from the store, although I did once find a perfect Christmas gift for a friend there by way of a really nice book on the Art of Discworld, a series which said friend had introduced me to.

I had always wondered what kept the store in business for the many years it was there. Walking by, there was always the same gentleman working in the store, which never seemed to be able to require (let alone support) additional staff.

There were never many patrons in the store, even at rush hours when it would be reasonable to expect they would be busiest. This is likely why the store is closing; the real question is what took it so long.

I'm not sure how long it did exist in that location, but it had been at least 9 years.

The mall in the TTC station is itself an odd hold over from an earlier era when Eglinton station was the end of the Yonge line, and a focal point for commuters. Placing retail units in the station then was a good idea.

Now, the stores in the Eglinton TTC station carry the depressing air of being on their last legs. Some clothing stores seem to be in perpetual sale mode. I'm not sure who buys or wears their clothes. Cinnabon and Second Cup alone seem to thrive, with the Great Canadian Baegel and Mmmmmmuffins bringing up second place status.

It can't help that potential customers need to spend a token, or use a pass, just to get to see what is for sale at these locations; this means that any potential customers are in-transit, and likely focused on reaching some other destination, and have little motivation to stop and shop.

Even when I did want to wander into the GIANT BOOK SALE (which was, after all, a discount book store), my visit was usually cut short by the sound of a subway arriving, hastening me down to the platform.

So today there is even less motivation to stop in Eglinton Satation. I watch and await the replacement of GIANT BOOK SALE, and wish them best of luck.

HFM

2011-02-05T12:59:00.000-05:00

Let it snow... Bring it!

2011-02-02T13:46:00.000-05:00

2011-01-23T09:23:00.000-05:00

Andrew Mynarski Memorial Lancaster

2011-01-23T09:01:00.000-05:00

2011-01-19T09:32:00.000-05:00

Work

2011-01-04T10:41:00.000-05:00

2010-12-19T19:55:00.000-05:00

Domino's

2010-12-19T11:58:00.000-05:00

Picking up some pizza for lunch. Christmas is six days away. It occurs to me that this is going to be the 5th anniversary of "the Tsunami"; over 250,000 people died in the course of hours, five years ago December 26th. It is a number I still find staggering.

2010-12-11T23:38:00.001-05:00

2010-12-11T23:37:00.001-05:00

2010-12-11T23:25:00.001-05:00

11:11

2010-12-11T23:23:00.001-05:00

I checked the time earlier, noting it was 11:11 on December 11th. A month earlier, and that might have been a neat coincidence.

Say goodbye...

2010-12-06T07:03:00.000-05:00

... to Hockey (nee: Movember) 'stache.

'stache with chops filling in

2010-11-11T08:01:00.000-05:00

Slowly filling in...

2010-11-09T06:10:00.000-05:00

...My Movember muttonchops

Zombies were here

2010-11-06T15:36:00.000-04:00

HHoF

2010-11-06T14:00:00.000-04:00

Pundit

2010-11-04T22:31:00.000-04:00

2010-11-04T22:27:00.000-04:00

Show me the way to my habitual abode.

Old Civic

2010-11-03T11:06:00.000-04:00

Begining of Movember

2010-11-03T06:14:00.000-04:00

Painting

2010-11-01T18:37:00.000-04:00

HP Pumpkin

2010-11-01T18:32:00.000-04:00

2010-10-28T21:35:00.000-04:00

Untitled

2010-10-28T21:23:00.000-04:00

Waiting

2010-10-27T19:01:00.000-04:00

Thing of strange beauty

2010-10-14T19:19:00.000-04:00

10/10/10

2010-10-10T19:14:00.000-04:00

Sushi bar

2010-10-06T17:32:00.000-04:00

Fishing at dusk

2010-10-02T19:08:00.000-04:00

Sunset

2010-10-02T19:02:00.000-04:00

Sunset

2010-10-02T19:01:00.000-04:00

Sunset

2010-10-02T18:51:00.000-04:00

In vino veritas!

2010-10-02T17:48:00.000-04:00

2010-10-02T17:45:00.000-04:00

HoTT

2010-10-02T14:39:00.000-04:00

HoTT

2010-10-02T14:24:00.000-04:00

HOTT

2010-10-02T13:20:00.000-04:00

Red Elvis

2010-10-01T09:18:00.000-04:00

Floor

2010-10-01T09:14:00.000-04:00

Looking West

2010-09-28T13:16:00.000-04:00

2010-09-26T14:48:00.000-04:00

AF

2010-09-26T14:47:00.000-04:00