Why Borders Are Difficult Concepts for Island Folks

February 11, 2010
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Growing up on an island, you lose any sense of borders. There are none. If you keep walking in any direction, you’ll fall off a cliff into an ocean. Our island has islands and our island’s islands have islands. You get used to being isolated. Like that Simon & Garfunkel song. An island never cries. [...]

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How to Deal When Mother Nature Takes a Snow Dump All Over Your City

February 7, 2010
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How to enjoy a blizzard in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

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Another Reason to Love Newfoundland

February 3, 2010
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PETA, take your pie and shove it.

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The World’s Best Nachos

January 31, 2010
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Don’t even try to argue with me on this one.

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A Toast to Some Travellers: People to Stalk

January 29, 2010
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I stalk these people.

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Climbing the Stairway to Heaven at Ely Cathedral

January 27, 2010
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Climbing the stairway to heaven. I didn’t make it.

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History vs Progress

January 24, 2010
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Last week, Fortis Properties announced their $75 million-dollar plan to build a 15-storey office building in downtown St. John’s. If St. John’s approves, this would include a courtyard area, 235,000 square feet of new office space, and 382 new underground parking spaces.
It also involves removing a number of historical buildings, including my own office [...]

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The Pub of 600 Beers, or “Heaven”

January 19, 2010
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How I found Heaven in Lorient, France.

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WTF, Halifax?

January 14, 2010
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Enlighten me, please.

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