“Does the analysis I’ve just provided promote this rape culture? This is an old saw, which we’ve encountered before. An analysis of pedophilia promotes it. An analysis of terrorism justifies it. And so on. The technical name for people who think this is ‘dumb fucks’. I used to try to disabuse dumb fucks of their […]
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To many in North America, driving 600 km in a day is not a big deal. Well, it’s still a fair distance, but not something many of us would say “No” to, because of the distance. I know that I used to regularly drive this many km and even more in a day, and while
The First Leg – Thermopyles and Leonidas Read More »
A random photo when the tripod was not handy… a couple of nights ago, from the balcony.
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Since arriving in Greece back in June, Beans hasn’t done a whole lot of traveling but finally, we have around a week outside of Nea Ionia, Athens planned. August is generally the month Greeks take vacation time, and August 15th is a big holiday known as “Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos.” We had
Beans Reaches Atalanti & Exarchos! Read More »
Have a look at the photo. This cat blessed me with its presence on the roof of our house – spiti mas – and I’ve also seen it walking along the road, and even in our garden in front of the house. I have no clue how it managed to get on to the roof
Feral Cats Of Greece – Inhumane or Natural? Read More »
I’m at a time of my life when I’m realizing that sitting on some good stuff, but never using it, no matter how attached or the hopes of the past, it could be of more value to someone else. For many years, I built custom fishing rods and only used the very best components that
Fly Fishing/Fly Tying Gear & Cork Rings For Sale Read More »
Back in the mid 1980’s, I knew Margaret McWilliam through my wife at the time. They had both gone to Kemptville Agricultural College at the same time and studied in the same program. After they graduated, and Angela moved back to the Toronto area, Margaret and Angela kept in touch. Although I did not know
Will They Find Margaret McWilliam’s Killer? Read More »
I made a silly mistake with some DNS entries (yes, ironic after writing the post last week on DNS Resolvers and CloudFlare) – but nevertheless, a mistake was made and I did not notice until early this morning. I know I have simply hundreds and thousands of “Ianism Fans” out there who missed me 😛
Many years ago, I had a popular website and blog that focused on winemaking. Back then, there were probably half a dozen websites devoted to the hobby and art of winemaking including Jack Keller’s site (which sadly seems to be offline now). While not an expert at home winemaking (you’ll have to get in touch
Can You Freeze Wine Yeast? And For How Long? Read More »
A few weeks ago, as posted, BC’s David Farrel published a video review of KirIan herbs – herbs imported from Greece. At that point, we had our Greek Mountain Tea in Canada, but our packaging was not ready yet. Now, we’re so very proud that we have been shipping for a few weeks now, and
Greek Mountain Tea Now Available! Read More »