We woke up early because we had not purchased a bus ticket to take us to Kotor, Montenegro and we were a little confused as to how often it ran. We figured the best thing to do would be to get over there as early as reasonable and buy the ticket for the next bus. …
Tag: Personal
Riley Goes to Dubrovnik Saturday September 30, 2017
I have wanted to go to Dubrovnik since I first saw a picture of it, maybe 20 years ago. It has always seemed like a place so utterly unlike the world I grew up in. I wanted to see a walled city (though I have since been to Louisburg and Cartagena), especially one situated along …
Riley Goes to Zagreb Friday September 29, 2017
Our plan was not actually to spend nearly three days in Zagreb, it just worked out that way. We needed to get down to the coast and the fastest way was to fly. There were flights really early in the morning, in the middle of the day and late at night, but the flights in …
Riley Goes to Zagreb Thursday September 28, 2017
I was super happy this morning, because I slept in! And not such a ridiculous amount that it would affect my future nights, but seemingly enough that I adjusted to European time in one night. I felt rested and ready to go after barely being able to stay awake during dinner the night before. Off …
Riley Goes to Zagreb Croatia, Wednesday September 27, 2017
On the redeye to Croatia, I watched the new King Arthur. The flight was shorter than it was supposed to be, but we didn’t sleep very well. We got to Zagreb around 11AM local time.
Riley Goes to Saskatchewan Day 9 – Saturday June 10, 2017 Regina
I didn’t have a great morning as I don’t always sleep in when I’ve been up late drinking – more so now than when I was young – and the condo we stayed in was super bright. Then, shortly after 8, the in-laws called to inform us they would be there shortly for breakfast. We …
Riley Goes to Saskatchewan Day 8 – Friday June 9, 2017 Moose Jaw and Regina
On this morning we made a ridiculously heavy biscuits and gravy breakfast that we made once before this year (albeit with a few minor alterations). It’s great stuff, but it’s very, very heavy.
Riley Goes to Saskatchewan Day 7 – Thursday June 8, 2017 Manitoba again
This morning we woke up and ate our Riding Mountain National Park cinnamon buns. They were quite good but not as good as the ones from Saskatoon. Today we were supposed to go for a boat ride. So we got in the car and headed back to Manitoba to Lake of the Prairies.
Riley Goes to Saskatchewan Day 6 – Wednesday June 7, 2017 Manitoba
We woke up in Manitoba, to a weird situation: we had been informed the night before that our host couldn’t make us breakfast at our Bed and Breakfast because she had to look after her grand-kids due to an emergency. But she left us some farm eggs to microwave and she left us scones and …
Riley Goes to Saskatchewan Day 5 – Tuesday June 6, 2017 Manitoba
This morning we made pancakes and had a leisurely breakfast. That would prove to be a mistake.
Am I Still a Leafs Fan?
As I find myself wrapped up in the success of The Blue Jays so far this playoff, and eagerly awaiting the NBA season, I wonder to myself if I still care about the Maple Leafs, this at a time when there is more legitimate optimism around the team than perhaps there ever has been before …
The Log
I have been gaining weight recently. Ever since my ex-girlfriend and I broke up a couple of years ago, I have been gaining weight. And ever since I gave up swimming about six months after that, I have been gaining fat instead of muscle. I am now close to the weight I was in university …
Riley Goes to Colombia Day 13 – February 22, 2016
It was cool again this morning, probably as cool as the day before (so, relatively cool). The hotel had a large breakfast buffet, probably the biggest we’d seen. It was quite nice, although it wasn’t particularly Colombian. We took a cab and got to the airport relatively quickly, despite it being a weekday. I looked …
Riley Goes to Colombia Day 12 – February 21, 2016
It rained today, the first time it rained on our trip. And that was kind of funny because it was supposed to rain the entire time we were in Medellin and I think a few other times. Anyway, it was just sprinkling too. We took a cab to the bus stop and had to wait …
Riley Goes to Colombia Day 11 – February 20, 2016
This morning we headed to the northern bus terminal, one stop farther on the metro than the northern gondola. We were able to find our bus counter rather easily and our bus. We were early, which was good, and sat on the bus for a bit before it took off. It’s a 2 hour so …
Riley Goes to Colombia Day 10 – February 19, 2016
I woke up feeling much, much better. I would still have some minor digestive issues over the next few days, and it would take rather a while before I felt completely myself again, but I was able to enjoy our holiday once more. I don’t know whether that’s just the thing that happens with stuff …
Riley Goes to Colombia Day 9 – February 18, 2016
Everything goes to shit…literally Please know that the following may not be something you want to read so if you’re grossed out, maybe wait for Day 10. NSFW as they say.
Riley goes to Colombia Day 8 – February 17, 2016
This morning we had a flight to Medellin. We were sitting in the airport wondering why everyone was lined up for their flight 2 hours too early. We decided “well, I guess that’s what they do here” and got in line. Only once we were in line did we realize it was for the earlier …
Riley Goes to Colombia Day 7 – February 16, 2016
This morning we went to Playa Blanca. There was more than a little confusion: Nobody picked us up despite the pledge yesterday that we would be picked up. We could have walked four times before we finally got in a cab. First, our hotel called them and they said they were on their way. Then …
Riley Goes to Colombia Day 5 – February 14, 2016
Valentine’s Day. One of the cool things about this hotel was the breakfasts. Every morning we had a choice of “American” or local breakfast, and I ate the local every day: empanadas, arepas, a local sausage and limes. Plus, fresh fruit juice! Good stuff. This morning we walked over to Castillo de San Felipe, which …
Riley Goes to Colombia Day 4 – February 13, 2016
The first two mornings at the hotel, we’d had regular food for breakfast: eggs, waffles. But today we got tamales! They were pretty good. We had a super fast ride to the airport, as it was a Saturday morning and apparently the awful traffic virtually disappears on the weekends. So we got to the Bogota …
Riley Goes to Colombia Day 3 – February 12, 2016
This morning we took a cab ride to Monserrate, a mountain that overlooks Bogota. For the first few minutes of the cab ride, we worried he was driving us up the mountain, as we had to go up high to get on a beltway that runs along the hills. The cabbie took us to the …
Riley Goes to Colombia Day 2 – February 11, 2016
After breakfast, we took another long cab ride to a mall, where we met Loon, our guide, for a tour of one of Bogota’s big food markets. We tried the following over the course of the morning: 1.Breakfast Sancocho de pescado Fish soup made with plantain, yuca and potatoes. Arepa de queso – Colombian arepa filled …
Riley Goes to Colombia – Prologue
I spent most of the last two weeks in Colombia; it was my first visit to South America.
Shyness and Desirability
I have been meaning to post something about my continuing shyness on here for the last month. It would have gone something like this: Even though I have had numerous moments in the past five years where I’ve still made shy, I was convincing myself that things were different. What had changed? Well, I felt …
Now is the Winter of My Discontent
On October 23, 2015 the longest romantic relationship of my life ended. When I say the longest, I also mean the only serious one, the only one that was ever successful. And, at least for me, it felt like it was the only thing in my life that was permanent, that would never change. We …
Riley Goes to Turkey (February 2014)
You may have noticed the lack of blog posts from me during part of February. That’s because the wife and I went to Turkey. What follows is a summary of what we did.
RIP Gerald E. Tucker
Though Professor Gerald Tucker initially confounded me, as he did many first year students, he became one of my favourite professors at Bishop’s University while I was there – perhaps my favourite. He never finished the curriculum for any class I took with him – I’m not sure we ever made it 2/3rds of the …
Statistical patterns based upon past behavior cannot predict individual choices OR: Why we have PINs
I spent all my money on beer and food the first two days of the Wolfe Island Music Festival. That’s okay, I had a good time. But I should have brought more with me. I know that now. Next time. I wanted to eat something on Sunday before we got on the ferry. We would …
Did Weird Al really turn me into a music snob?
I am a music snob. I can do nothing about it. I prefer music that tries to be unconventional, “un-trendy,” different and is not aimed primarily at profit or notoriety. I have always wondered where this came from.