After seven years of running avoidinglife.com I think the time has come to call it quits. Since returning from Japan, getting married, buying a house and getting a proper job I can't hardly say that I'm still avoiding life, can I? Over the years this si… more »

Could someone explain to me what this is about? Could it trully be a donut burger from my two favourite Japanese food chains? I must be dreaming. more »

Kate pointed out to me this blog post about a nifty little program called Key Hole TV that you can use to watch several TV channels from Japan online. The video quality isn't great, but the program works fairly well and streams several of the major Japa… more »

CTV icon, Dave Devall announced his retirement last week after 48 years of reporting the weather. I was charged with the task of making a tribute micro-site for Dave. Check it out at and send Dave your well wishes if you like! Not sure if Dave will eve… more »

I stumbled across this interesting blog belonging to a couple of JET Programme ALT's that have taken over my old job and home in Noheji, Japan. If any of my faithful readers from back in the day are still reading this, you may notice a number of similar… more »

Thanks to the TTC strike, I didn't get very far from home this weekend. With High Park being situated just across the street, Kate and I used this break from our usual weekend shopping sprees to take in a little hanami. We weren't expecting to see much… more »

Ceder Fair, owner of roller coaster Mecca Cedar Point, bought my town's local theme park (and my former employer) Canada's Wonderland from the notoriously stingy Paramount Parks a couple of years ago. Ever since, roller coaster fans have been waiting wi… more »