Subject: Are you a sun worshipper?
Are you a sun worshipper?
March 4th, 2015 at 3:54 pm EDTHello Friend, The Sun has been has on occasion been shining here in Toronto the past few days, and the weather struggling to get above the 0 Celsius mark. It can only mean Spring is around the corner, and with the coldest February on record in recor ...
I slept with Bigfoot
March 3rd, 2015 at 4:05 pm EDTHello Friend, Well no, I didn't really but hang on a bit and I'll tell you more. Last night my sweetie wanted to go see a movie, and the one she wanted to see was 'Kingsman: the Secret Service'. a James Bondish type of theme. (No mention of 50 Shade ...
That darn cat
March 2nd, 2015 at 3:42 pm EDTHello Friend, We have a pet cat called Merlin. And I'm telling you that cat is stubborn and has a mind of his own. You can see a picture of him here: For example, he will not drink water out of his water dish. No, he absolutely insists he is going t ...
Rest in peace, Leonard Nimoy
February 27th, 2015 at 1:22 pm EDTHello Friend, Space the final frontier.... It's a sad day indeed for trekkies and Star Trek fans everywhere. Actor Leonard Nimoy passed away today, at the age of 83. Of course you might recall where Spock dies in the original Star Trek movie, where h ...
Introducing Meade Mega Wide Angle Series
February 26th, 2015 at 4:31 pm EDTHello Friend, Meade Instruments has been working on some cool stuff lately, and here are some great new eyepieces thatthey have just released. Introducing, The Meade Mega Wide Angle Series. I've always said that the eyepiece is the other important ...
Where did everybody go?
February 25th, 2015 at 4:25 pm EDTHello Friend, It happens every year. From about January 1st to the 3rd week in February, my local gym is packed with a lot of new folkswho have made a resolution to "get into shape" for the new year. So of course it get's quite busy, and sometimes ...
50 shades of stupidity
February 24th, 2015 at 1:55 pm EDTHello Friend, The first time I heard about the book '50 shades of grey' was when I walked into the hair salon in our plazawhere our store is located several months ago. The owner had this set of 3 books, lined up on a shelf, in a box. Of course bei ...
An amateur astronomer that has owned over 100 telescopes
February 23rd, 2015 at 3:49 pm EDTHello Friend, Why would anyone need to own over 100 amateur telescopes?Well I wish there were more customers like this fellow, Friend :) I dropped by the store Sunday afternoon, and ran into a fellow I had not seen in a little while,but I've known ...
Why I love this winter...
February 21st, 2015 at 4:20 pm EDTsaid nobody, Friend. Indeed, it seems that many an amateur astronomer was out last night and a number of you got somenice photo's of the Venus, Mars and Lunar conjunction. Well done! Heck, even a woman I dated many years ago, who had zero interest ...
Polar vortex? Gimme a break
February 20th, 2015 at 10:41 am EDTHello Friend, Shiver me timbers! Well I can't imagine there is anyone doing much observing right now in Northern Ontario,with the Polar vortex hanging around these parts. In fact, it's just downright cold in many parts of Canada and the northeaster ...