Archive for June, 2006

Hurry! Disabilities For Sale Now!

June 19, 2006

I’m driving down Bloor Street with my friend yesterday. Traffic is heavey.We’re barely crawling when he spots it; a brand new Rolls. Black and massive and gorgeous parked in front of Christolph’s.
We’ve checked out the Bentley’s at a dealership near my place but we’ve never seen a late model Rolls in the flesh. There [...]

Protocol for Threats of Imminent Suicide

June 17, 2006

Yesterday my Friend insisted I read the web log of a colleague, Molly Holschlag. I don't know Molly aside from hearing about her and her many successes. I've never spoken with her and I'm not in her field. So why the urgency from my friend?
This is why:
"I am sitting in a hotel room in [...]

Hungry For Cool

June 9, 2006

Practical And Paying for It
 
 
 
 
Finally a really cool solution for the ever shrinking outdoor spaces squeezed out for the modern urban dweller.
It starts out as a 2001-ish monolith/obelisk and quickly disassembles into four chairs and a table. The wonderful thing here is that this is not some 'concept' design circa 1975. It actually seems [...]

I Spy With My Little Radar

June 3, 2006

I've been driving along Dupont street for years. Its a street rife with danger especially at some of the more notorious intersections like Dufferin, Bathurst or Spadina where it can be a very tricky manoeuvre if you're travelling north and want to turn left onto Dupont.
Cars emerge unseen, hurtling southbound through the intersections [...]