Canada is not a great country for symbols. Sure, there’s the maple leaf, but how many times do you actually see a maple leaf tree in Western Canada? There’s the beaver, which became a symbol of the nation for its industriousness and our desire to kill them for fur coats.
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A BCer in Ottawa: Eating in Quarantine: Maverick’s Donut Company
So, I won’t be going out for a meal I can review in the near future. But I still gotta ear, and now I have more time to write too. So I shall turn my culinary scribblings to delivery/carry out from local purveyors of fine food, as well as the
Continue readingA BCer in Ottawa: Eating off the Hill: Tim Horton’s Dream donuts the real #DonutGate?
While #DonutGate went viral earlier this week when Prime Minister Trudeau bought donuts at a local donut shop in Winnipeg and something something drama, I have been preparing this review of Tim Hortons’ new Dream donuts for more than a week (eating these all in a day would make me
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Ask General Kang: As a world-conquering potentate, what is your policy regarding instant gratification?
Well, I’m totally against it. From what I can see there is too much instant gratification happening here on Terra; and this is at least some part of the reason why I am conquering this world soon. I’m a fan … Continue reading →
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