Chicagoan in Montreal

Since writing the last post I have thought of a couple other points. First, it is the connection with others with the more rare musical tast...

It is interesting what makes up peoples identities. Sometimes it is interests, sometimes it is what you do, sometimes it is where you are f...

I have mentioned this before, but I get a lot of people coming here when they do a search for 'population of Montreal in 2005' . No...

Ouch that one hurts. Pat Morita has passed away. As with others my age , I looked up to the fictional character of Mr. Miyagi as a mentor. ...

Here's a view of some graffiti I pass everyday on my commute. This type of artwork is common in this neighborhood. Well done graffiti ...

Today is American Thanksgiving. It is probably THE one holiday that is unique to the US. And it is arguably the one major holiday that has n...

I was flipping through channels this evening before heading to bed and switched to see what was on CNN tonight since tomorrow is American Th...

The nominations for the Canadian Blog Awards are now closed and now it's up to you to vote for your favorites. Take a peek at the Montre...

This is the second part of my series on American Indians. There seems to be much more of a presense of Native Americans here in Quebec. The...

This morning French wine lovers are waking up with a hangover. Last night at one minute past midnight the newest batch of wine from Burgundy...

These next two posts will relate to American Indians (or Native Americans if you like) and our relation to them. This first post will discus...

Everyone in both cities always ask me what the differences are regarding temperature and weather. Here's the answer to the former. I hav...