iPhone Diaries #304: "French apples... and why we are doomed as a specie"

You know we are in big trouble when we have to have the year-round availability of food products that have to be trucked-in/flown-in/shipped-in from sources thousands of miles away from us. The carbon footprint of the banana and the pineapple available at our local grocery is stomping the life off of future generations.

You know we are beyond big trouble... we are doomed, when we are not satisfied with 6-10 varieties of apples. We have to have this Honey Crisp apple, grown in France!!! We grow a heck of a lot of apples in Ontario and in the rest of Canada... why do we need apples from France?

This apple was bought at the local Zehr's in Guelph. Feb 10th.

Who let the dogs out?

The Philippine National Football Team, also known as the Askals (Filipino for street dogs), has just won their game against Mongolia 2-0 (a few hours ago, in the city of Bacolod, Negros Occidental). For a team that was ranked 171st by FIFA in 2007, the team is undergoing a minor renaissance. Notably, it beat defending champion Vietnam, 2-0, in the group stage of the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. It also tied heavily-favoured Singapore before bowing out in the semis to the eventual champions, Indonesia.

iPhone Diaries #303: "The Sentinels"

They take up space, they kick, they cough, they sneeze, they fart, and one walks all over you. Also known as the Sleep Disturbers. Missing from the photo is the third member of the triad, The Boy. Feb 8th.

iPhone Diaries #302: "More backyard fun"

After a good snowfall, temperature hovering around 0 Celsius. Ideal backyard fun conditions. Feb 5th.

Ben's take on the issue of pricing internet use.

http://uogpolitico.blogspot.com/2011/02/5-10-of-internet-users-suffer-from.html

I think only Canadians can appreciate the gravity of this issue.