Driving into Montreal (where I have recently moved) I was using, as I generally do when driving, Google Maps. Once you enter Quebec, naturally, many of the street names are in French. Instead of stating the names with French pronunciation, Google Maps opts to go...
I came across a photo I had taken last May while in the hospital waiting area (at Mt. Sinai in Toronto) with my pregnant partner to have an ultrasound. I had been rushing that day to make the appointment and arrived hungry. I saw the...
In Boston today I was walking into a CVS when I noticed that next to each tree the city had carefully designed and installed a sign discouraging people from locking their bikes to the trees. I couldn't help but be struck by the amount of...
I had to order cheques recently. I won't be sad if this is the last time that I have to do this, and it is the first time that I have actually "purchased" cheques. In the past I have always received a few when opening...