I was duly reminded of this bookstore chain – a favourite in Canada. Think of it like Dymock’s or Ingido. Or a not-so-long-ago offline version of Amazon.com. It is this reminiscing that got me interested in tonight’s (or should I say this morning’s) reflectable.
Sometimes along the many travelled and less travelled paths of life, we [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 30, 2009
Chapter’s
June 30, 2009
No more
Just a little while ago it was here, and
just a little while ago I was here too – but
everything’s changed, the sands of time have shifted
like mud, and everything else comes and everything else
goes. Sodden feet tread worn, battered paths that
earthbound eyes see not anymore; and somewhere
the pen cries black blood for the forgotten, and
the [...]
June 10, 2009
Apology: əˈpɒl.ə.dʒɪ
When we do things we end up regretting, often times, we apologize.
There are two somewhat different definitions to apology itself. First, it can be a form of expressing regret after doing something that affects the feeling or wellbeing of others – the one we all care about. The other definition? An apology can also be [...]
June 5, 2009
Highway 401
Highway 401, also known as the McDonald-Cartier Freeway as it passes through metropolitan Toronto, is an extremely long and high-capacity paved highway extending from Windsor, Ontario (immediately across the border from Detroit) to the Ontario-Quebec border, becoming some Quebecois-named road before terminating in Montreal.
What’s so special about this particular highway, and why write about it? [...]