Ian Irving's Code and Culture from Toronto
Just got back from a 4 day in San Fran. I haven’t been there for a while and only on business with next to no time for tourism. This trip was pure pleasure. Short story : a great city, friendly Continue reading San Francisco Impressions
We woke up Tuesday morning to reports of lane-way arson a few blocks away (Windermere Ave & Ardagh St, at 3 in the morning, very near by ) : The first fire appears to have started near , where a Continue reading Too close too Home : Arson in the neigborhood
the old 35+ year furnace Taking it apart The thing was built like a tank as in Panzer. We are talking hammers, saws, and small caliber hand guns finally the new boy on the block humpty dumpty, back together again Continue reading Open House Surgery
Our elderly neighbor, James Douglas Munson – known as Doug – passed away this morning. His wife, Nellie, called me at 6. As soon as I saw him, I called 911 and then gave CPR until they showed up a Continue reading James Douglas Munson 1928 -2005
Bronislawa Kopaniak was born in Czeladz, Poland, on Sept. 3, 1919. She died in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2005. She was 85. Her husband predeceased her. She leaves her daughter, Marguerite, and grand-daughter Jacqueline. ET and I know Mrs. Kopaniak’s Continue reading Bronislawa "Barbara" Kopaniak, Resistance Fighter: 1919-2005
Blackout of ’03, a delayed Y2K experience Around 4:15 Thursday afternoon in Toronto, the power abruptly went out. Okay, what did I do? I hadn’t turned on anything. The air con wasn’t running. Wasn’t me. Must be a local outage. Continue reading Blackout of ’03, a delayed Y2K experience in Toronto