I’m delighted to add a new (quasi-regular) post type to our repertoire. Introducing: Local Restaurant Reviews. There’s been a relatively recent influx of great new restos in south-west Ottawa. And I’m itching to introduce them and their cuisines to you!Read More →
It’s taken just a week – much of which I have spent with the blankets pulled up over my head – to turn the tables on the Demon COVID. I have now begun what I expect will be a long climb back up the the sunny hillside of health…Read More →
I woke up yesterday morning to a national blackout of my internet provider, Rogers Communications. This kind of thing sometimes happens, for no adequately explained reason, but the outage doesn’t last more than an hour or so. Yesterday, we were out from early morning to almost midnight…Read More →
BREAKING NEWS: An Internet service outage lasting more than 24 hours crippled Maggie J’s news gathering capabilities and prevented new articles from being posted from 5:00 a.m. (EST) November 12 until moments ago. We’re working like little beavers to get your Saturday Fast Food Week update to you…Read More →
Our Internet connection went ‘POOF!’ the night before last and was out all day yesterday. You’d never believe what a nuisance a prolonged outage is until you experience one yourself. The fact that yesterday’s Bog post never happened was just one impact of the disaster…Read More →
I hope this doesn’t mean I have somehow contracted COVID-19. Anosmia, or the loss of one’s ability to taste and/or smell things is said to be one of the cardinal signs that a person has gotten the bug. What’s it like to have this oddball affliction? I’ll share new developments the best I can…Read More →