Category Archives: Montreal
So Long, Lhasa
I was saddened to hear of the unexpected death of one of my favourite singers, Lhasa de Sela. It was unexpected to me, at least — I hadn’t known that she’d already been ill for about a year when I … Continue reading
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Home away from home
I’m not truly “home”, since home is now in Spain…but I am back in Montreal (with travel insurance to visit my own country, if you can imagine). My three month ticket return date came up, and since all my Spanish … Continue reading
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Calling all cars
What have I been doing for the last few hours, days, weeks? I’ve been writing letters and calling companies, governments, departments, divisions and issuing bodies, telling them to take me off their lists, to move me, to update or cancel … Continue reading
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Light the fires of festivity (and creativity)
¡Felices fiestas! Joyeuses fêtes! Best “holiday wishes” to all! And a Merry Christmas for those who are into such things (personally, I’m having a decidedly un-Christmasy Christmas this year…). Life’s all about sacrifices: I ruined a UV filter not long … Continue reading
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Does this “amusia”?
This evening, a friend and I went to “An Evening with Oliver Sacks,” at McGill University. Dr. Sacks is a neurologist and author of many books, including Awakenings (turned into a movie with Robin Williams and Robert De Niro) and … Continue reading
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Dwindling light, and tunnels
“Fall back.” Or “fall in line?” That’s what we did last night; later than usual this year, because we have to copy whatever the Americans do. Actually, why does the magic have to end? I wish we were on Daylight … Continue reading
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Down with bridges
At least, that’s where they seem to be going, these days. Things are falling down, whether it’s the Concorde overpass in Montreal last year (five dead), the I35W bridge that collapsed in Minneapolis a month ago (13 dead) or the … Continue reading
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1 versus 100
Last night I had a bit of a “thrill.” I was at home, alone, watching some TV, getting ready for bed. The new neighbours across the back lane were having a big party on their terrace (basically on the roof … Continue reading
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Bad dogs make good
One of my photos has been featured in a Montreal guide:
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