Was out walking yesterday when I saw this tall fellow. St. Patrick’s Day was a couple of weeks ago and it doesn’t look like he’s aged well. It might be time to bring him in soon.

Snow piling up on the roof.

2:45 AM, Sunday morning, after a light bit of snow. It doesn’t get much better than this. I love the “last man on Earth” atmosphere. Is it any wonder I’m such a fan of zombie movies? (You can click on the pic to make it bigger.)

I had an earlier post about a shopping cart that I saw oddly placed on a shipping container one morning. In the discussion that followed I mentioned how my local library branch has little shopping carts for the kids to play with. I think they’re only a foot-and-a-half tall. I guess the idea is that the kids can fill them up with books, but I’m told they just like pushing them around. I think they’re adorable.

They’re always thinking of something clever to do during a night on the town. I just wonder how long this cart is going to stay up there. I walk by it every day so I’ll let you know.

First stop on my road trip was at Toronto’s Union Station, which is where I had to switch trains. For such a big country Canada has really poor rail service, especially in the Windsor-to-Ottawa corridor. You should be able to just blast right through without an hour lay-by.

Union Station, however, is a grand building, even if it’s really easy to get lost there. Luckily there were plenty of people I could ask directions from. And right across the street is the famous Royal York Hotel, which I think I stayed at once, years ago.

Been laid low, or laid flat on my back, by the flu but I plan to be up with regular postings starting next week!

So I finally got around to adding an Index of Indexes. You can access it from the link in the header, or here. I’ll keep adding to it as I go along, but this is a start.

No looking back, and not much looking forward on this New Year’s Day.

Over the past year I spent a lot more time on this site, adding a bunch of semi-regular features like showcasing my bookmark collection, doing puzzles, and posting thoughts on true crime, mysteries, and comic books. I’ve been spending less time watching movies at Alex on Film and reviewing other books at Good Reports, and that’s likely going to continue for most of 2025. There have been two big time-killers that have been working against me: renovations I’m doing and a legal squabble I was forced into. Both will be finished up sometime next year, but I wouldn’t want to say when. Until I’m clear of those two hurdles though updates are likely to continue on a reduced schedule.

But of course you never can tell what life has in store for you. You can’t take anything for granted, so be thankful for what you have.

Thanks to everyone who has dropped by any of my sites over the past year. I hope you’ll stick around and maybe find something worth your while moving forward!

This bridge isn’t very old, as it was only constructed in 1992 by 400 volunteers from the Timber Framers’ Guild. According to some information I found online: “It was designed in the style of Ithiel Town’s patent from the 1880s, and is notable for the amount of light it allows into the interior. While the supports have metal bars and bolts, the interior sports handmade wooden dowels.”

It has become quite a landmark, and looked pretty on this foggy morning. (You can click on the pic to make it bigger.)