• Recents

    Chronological list of all posts to this website.

    • The Second weekend train to Toronto

      This past Sunday, I rode the GO train from Guelph to Toronto and back. That’s right, we finally have weekend train service between Guelph and Toronto. This means that I can arrive in Toronto for breakfast, watch a movie at TIFF, visit the Spacing store, buy a model tram, amble around, and then ride the…

    • The many sides of Canada.

      Canada, like anything in real life, is complicated. There are things I like, things I tolerate, things I enjoy, and things I despise. Warning – Coarse language. Vehicle obesity I am not a person driven to extreme opinions and I am often willing to meet people where they are. On one subject in particular, I…

    • How my driving experience changed with an electric car

      In Spring 2025, I bought an electric car. The clutch in my old Ford Focus was on the verge of disintegration. The Americans, clever as always, stopped manufacturing “small” cars and now focus exclusively on suburban assault vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks, driven by suburban owners of assault rifles and connoisseurs of freedom. A…