Doors Open 2008

28May08

This event was a great way to experience a new city. Last weekend, more than 120 different buildings opened their doors to the public. Cycling map in hand, I headed out to see the insides of Toronto’s greatest buildings.

View from the top of the Canada Life building.

An Ontario Court of Appeal courtroom.

The observation deck at [...]

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Highlights from August

12Sep07

Some views from the past month, which was spent in two parts of my favourite province: The Rockies and Vancouver Island. More photos, as always, at my flickr account.

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Patriotism

05May07

I am a devout anti-nationalist and usually sneer at arbitrary love of one’s country, but recognize that these kinds of feelings are always strongest when away from the country in question. After a mere 4 days out of the country, I was no exception and quickly betrayed my principle as soon as I heard that [...]

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Where I live for the next few weeks

03May07

When people talk about the “diversity” and “contrast” in the communities of New York, the phenomenon definitely seems as much economic as it is cultural. These two locations are both within a 10 minute walk, and as you can guess have a significantly different feel to them:

More photos in my fledging New York photoset.

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