My plans for this month’s bike log changed the moment I heard about a traffic accident that happened earlier this week in Kanata (a suburb of Ottawa). Early Sunday morning, a man driving a minivan swerved into the bike lane and hit five cyclists. The driver fled the scene (he […]
It’s been three months since I started biking into work, and my biggest regret is that it was only this year that I decided to give it a try. Cycling is a great way to get to work: you save time and money, all while getting some exercise and reducing […]
Last week the National Arts Centre hosted an event with author Malcom Gladwell to raise funds for the United Way. Ottawa journalist Mark Sutcliffe interviewed Malcolm (I’m taking liberties and going first-name basis because Malcolm did the same when referring to Tiger Woods), and Mr. Sutcliffe (no liberties here) did […]
“I couldn’t care less” makes a lot more sense than “I could care less” when someone wants to indicate that the subject at hand holds zero, zilch, nada interest for them, but it’s the latter expression that seems more popular. In my mind this is due to one of two […]
Of all the expressions I don’t understand, “thank goodness” is my favorite. Without any other consideration, however, I’d regard the term a step above mere noise or throat-clearing. Although the first word conveys a sense of gratitude (of course), the expression as a whole is so deprived of meaning that […]
“You can’t compare apples to oranges” is a fine and meaningful expression within certain contexts: for example, if someone says that the movie version of a book had better special effects than the book, it’d be fair to take that person to task for comparing apples to oranges. They’re comparing […]