Bush blew up both the Middle East, and the global economy. Cheney was his right hand man throughout, though probably more influential on the Middle East than the economy.

I don't think you'd get any if they weren't required. Which is probably fine. Just wanted to acknowledge that when done right, they are great. I doubt they drive value, though, either for most purchasers or renters.

I opened the "grilled prawn and seafood sauce" ones, and they are really delicious. They're slightly ridged, and have a good amount of flavouring powder. The roasted seafood flavour comes through strongly, and a nice tang that I suppose is seafood sauce. Highly recommend. I haven't tried any of...

I generally agree that the cost of them outweighs the benefits to most users. But it really depends on how the amenities are designed. We owned in one building which had a fantastic rooftop patio with barbecues, which we used all the time. It also had a thoughtfully designed dining room, a...

Went to Nations to get some chips for the game yesterday.

The gap between prices is just too large for people to ignore when they have two kids. Unless you place a very high premium on living downtown and close to transit, you are pushed to the suburbs. Bring that premium down and people like my colleagues (who are generally well-off and...

The time change also makes watching Game 7 a lot easier with little kids. I wonder if that's happened before?

If anyone wants to see this beauty, DM me for location... I know I've seen @rdaner hanging out in the laneway before, but the mural wasn't there at the time.

A just saw a tweet saying that a Game 7 with two Hall of Fame starters (which both of these guys will be) has happened three times in history - 1926, 1965 and 1991. And possibly 2019, which Scherzer also featured in.

I mostly agree with your entire post regarding family-sized units, but I think this overstates the expectations of the types of people who would like to live downtown with kids. Our last apartment was 1150 sf and it was plenty for a family of three, but didn't end up working out for us as our...

Scherzer vs. Ohtani in Game 7 is a matchup that people will talk about for decades. Two absolute legends of the game.

I doubt that's true. Birth rates have been declining around the world in countries that have very different housing markets. Mirvish Village will make it possible for a lot more families to afford to live in the Annex than did before it was built. We were close to being one of those families...

I was out on King the night the Raptors won, and TTC service had to stop because all of the downtown streets were full of people. It's not like you could have driven a car through downtown either. Most of the cars we saw were trapped, with the occupants sitting on the roof celebrating.

Yeah, I heard it sold out in minutes. So there will be 70,000 people trying to pass through union station in a pretty small window. Even the tiniest issue could become catastrophic (OK, I'm exaggerating, but they have a lot riding on successful service tonight).

Because your great neighbourhood should be frozen in the state in which you bought in, to make sure that only people with $1.8M to spend on a house can live there.

It's a pretty big night for them. Full Skydome and ACC, both of which will empty out at the same time (and quickly if they lose). Even though there is often a game in both venues on the same day, they would normally end at different times.

Democrats should be happy if the filibuster is eliminated. They're the party that wants government to be able to act to do things, and the filibuster normally stands in the way of that. They could pass a lot more programs if they only needed 50 Senate votes, and once programs are passed, they're...

I will be watching at home with my six year old. Let's see how late he can last!

That's the type of place I'd go for a special occasion. Some of the stuff looks really delicious. Or get someone with an expense account to take me for lunch.

Those don't happen any more during the regular season, because of the new rule. That's why all the examples are from 10+ years ago.