By michael | Published:
30 October 2009
This year for Hallowe’en Ben decided to be a Pirate Pickle, while Liam went the Sesame Street route dressed as Elmo.
By michael | Published:
28 October 2009
The Aldi idea is that when shopping for groceries you don’t need to have the choice of dozens of similar goods; all you want is one quality product of at a reasonable price. As a result of this restriction of consumer choice Aldi can discount their prices (and reduce their costs) substantially.
By michael | Published:
28 October 2009
The McMaster Innovation Park (MIP) had its official opening on October 26, 2009. I took a tour with several others and found the experience enjoyable and interesting. MIP is a research park and technology transfer facility whose goal is to take technologies developed at McMaster University and transform them into viable businesses. MIP joins dozens of other university research parks in Canada.
Posted in Cities, Hamilton |
By michael | Published:
21 October 2009
The weekend of October 17-18, 2009 was the last weekend of Doors Open events in Ontario. The boys and I decided to visit the small town of Smithville, which is a small farming community on the upper plateau of the Niagara Escarpment, about 12 kilometers south of Grimsby. In Smithville among the open sites were the Smithville Train Station and the Smithville Presbyterian Church.
By michael | Published:
14 October 2009
To attract crowds to the Supercrawl (which it sounds like they were successful in doing) live music became the main attraction. Overall, this made it less of an art-focused event.
By michael | Published:
9 October 2009
People who are accosted to participate in an art happening during events like Nuit Blanche may be reluctant to do so unless they are assured of a few things: that they will not be too embarrassed by the experience, that they will probably have some fun, and that there is some tangible award for participating (although this reward need not be substantial).
By michael | Published:
7 October 2009
Writing can be an overwhelming experience, especially for those with attentional deficit issues. Here are some tricks I have learned to help reduce my cognitive overload when writing and editing.
By michael | Published:
5 October 2009
It is the density of crowds that makes Nuit Blanche a worthwhile event, almost regardless of what is exhibited in the galleries. The event attracts crowd-lovers and repels crowd-haters. The crowds are diverse in age, but the physicality of the event tends to favour the young.
By michael | Published:
2 October 2009
Hamilton is not only near a border region with another country but is also near communities that are sometimes strikingly different in terms of urban aspiration and political affiliation. One such community is the city of Burlington. The contrast between the two can be as dramatic as between Detroit and Windsor. This contrast produces interesting juxtapositions.
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