Sticky Crows

Thoughts from an American turned Canadian in Montreal.

Friday, December 30, 2005

Encore le paradis

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Hey, it looks like they fixed this bloody keyboard somewhat. A whole sentence and no problems. I don't think I'll be trying any pun...
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Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Paradise

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So I'm just going to tyype this without fixing all the things this stpid keyboard does. Some of the letters are eeven mismarked on th...
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Monday, December 26, 2005

Checking in

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I can't use the Spanish keyboard! Quick rundown thus far. Travel time 17 hours UGH Festive pinata celebrations everywhere on the street...
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Friday, December 23, 2005

Toodle-oo

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Well everyone, this is it. The last day before globe trotting. We thought we had planned well enough to avoid any Christmas dinners (you k...
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Thursday, December 22, 2005

HNT and stuff

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It's my last day of work before the winter break. I'm so giddy I could spit. I've also been so busy I don't know which way i...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2005

A tale for the holidays

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"Daddy, do you think the reindeer hold it when they are flying? Or is it like birds and it just comes out whenever?" "That...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2005

On striking

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Just days before Christmas, and I see that New York's transit workers have gone on strike. I have mixed feelings about strikes (I live i...
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Monday, December 19, 2005

Quickly 'came lame

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'Tis the week before Christmas And all through the town The people are stressing And dressing a frown. The work parties done The credit ...
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Sunday, December 18, 2005

Doing the lord's work

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Ding dong. The dog goes crazy barking and wagging her tail in anticipation of fresh new smells entering the house. It's Saturday morning...
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Saturday, December 17, 2005

Chatty Saturday

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Good Saturday morning to you. As is my habit, a little casual update on the week. This cold week. It was hideously cold all week with temps ...
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Friday, December 16, 2005

Pity the fool

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Here's something I've been working on for a long time. And it is especially difficult to achieve during the holiday crunch time, whi...
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Thursday, December 15, 2005

An HNT to raise your spirits

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So this week's HNT should be more in line with regulations. (I used bus advertising last week if you'll remember.) I actually took ...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2005

In which I reveal my freakishness

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So, to prove to you that I'm truly a freak, I'm going to make a confession: I like bruised fruit. "Sure, Torn, that's a bi...
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Tuesday, December 13, 2005

5 simple pleasures

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As recycled from Epicurist and St Dickeybird : 1. Watching reruns of I Love Lucy. Over 50 years old and still funny and surprisingly curren...
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Monday, December 12, 2005

As promised!

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Well it's over. And I am now officially a Canadian citizen. Aside from being a lesson in the inefficiency of beaurocracy, (I'd say m...
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The beauty of brevity

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See, you're already done with this post. (I'll make a rare second appearance later to let you know how it went.)
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Sunday, December 11, 2005

Table 11 and the scampi lady

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My first hotel job was at a Hyatt Regency where I was hired as a busboy and worked my way up to waiter. I worked in the fine dining restaura...
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Saturday, December 10, 2005

Saturday roundup

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The snow has returned. Which means all the trees are flocked. Very Christmas-y. But snow also means cold, and it has been cold this week,...
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Friday, December 09, 2005

At least it's not a cold whine

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The workers arrived yesterday to erect scaffolding in front of our building. It's finally happening. We've spent months chasing maso...
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Thursday, December 08, 2005

HNT etc.

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Well folks it's Thursday. That means HNT . And just my luck that I was stuck waiting for the bus in BITTERLY COLD windy weather when ano...
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