Margaret Visser is turning me into a slow reader; I have to take my time because she’s so good. Worse, she has written way more books than Much Depends on Dinner, and I’ll probably need a decade to get through it all. In the meantime, here are some of her comments from a 1991 interview: […]
Since Eve ate apples, much depends on dinner, is a quote from Byron’s Don Juan, which the excellent Margaret Visser uses, abridged, as the title to her book, Much Depends on Dinner. It was a bit of a cheap shot on my part to associate her with that cannibalistic little devil, Dagol, whom I just […]
This is without a doubt one of the weirdest 18th century pictures I’ve seen. Here is how it’s described: “Dagol, prince of darkness” ca. 1775, possibly German, from Compendium rarissimum totius Artis Magicae. On display in “Medicine man: the forgotten museum of Henry Wellcome” at the British Museum, London until 16 November. The source: The […]
Vancouver is going to host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. That’s another really good topic to blog on, particularly by people close to developments in government (here, in Victoria) and in the city of Vancouver, in Whistler, in the highways department (Sea to Sky). Keep track of what the planners tell us, cozy up to […]
Need a reason to get those printer ink cartridges refilled? Read this and weep into your champagne glass: Ink used in home printers costs seven times more than a vintage champagne, according to a study by a British consumers association. (…) While a typical colour ink cartridge costs about $3.90 per millilitre, a bottle of […]
I’m going to name the names of some worthy but unsuspecting non-blogging people here in the Victoria area, and if it prompts even one to start a blog, good! First, if you’re just reading this because you’re my pal or I managed to strong-arm you somehow, but you’re wondering what a blog is, then read […]
Despite the fact that I have no time to blog right now because my messy house looks like it’s on a permanent bad trip from hell, I have to say thanks to Dave Winer whose posting of an email query really made me smile!
Yesterday I went to the Oak Bay Police as well as to the Victoria Police to report the hate mail I received. At the Oak Bay police station there is just a small window where you check in with whoever is on duty. A woman in front of me was finishing up when I entered, […]
It’s Canada Day today (formerly Dominion Day), and a fine day for it, too. Sunny, warm, breezy, perfect. I’m lying on a chaise in my tiny backyard, which is tucked into the L-shape behind the house, hidden from the street. It’s a city lot, but despite its small size, my wee backyard contains all of […]