Monthly Archives August 2007

Mystery visitor to Edgar Allan Poe’s grave revealed

For decades, a mysterious figure dressed in black, his features cloaked by a wide-brimmed hat and scarf, crept into a churchyard to lay three roses and a bottle of cognac at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe. Today, a 92-year-old man who led the fight to preserve the historic site says the visitor was his [...]

Dexter at Rest

My parent’s dog, Dexter, is 25 weeks in the photo below. He’s resting after some exercise in the park. I’ve read that labs mature at around 3 years of age—before this time they can have a significant degree of energy and are often miscategorized as being hyperactive.

Dexter enjoys retrieving his frisbee almost endlessly and other [...]

Number of Americans Moving to Canada At 30-Year High

Which raises an interesting question: Why are more Americans now emigrating to Canada—relative to the number of Canadians moving southwards? Have economic conditions in Canada improved significantly relative to those in the United States in recent years? Take a look at the housing market in major Canadian centres, for instance, compared with the subprime fiasco [...]