Welcome back to ZBLOG errbuddy. My obligatory apology for this sustained absence is not disingenuous: I truly do lament that you’ve been bereft of my guiding wisdom for such an extended season, and for that I do sincerely take genuine penance in my darkest hours. Forsooth. I’ve been down in the dub tank for about…
Another new year, another crossroad in my life. It was the beginning of 2008, and it was time to piss or get off the pot. I’d been having this on-again, off-again relationship with Canada Post for over a year by this point. As a letter carrier (aka “mailman”) for the nation’s postal service, I was…
As 2007 dawned I was overjoyed to be returning to Halifax after a challenging 4 months in Victoria BC. But I had a big uphill battle in front of me. I had completely shattered my left elbow only weeks earlier, undergoing an intense 4 hour surgery to piece it together again. As a result my…
So I have this fancy cool blog now. I’m super happy with it. But now I have to actually USE it. Back in 2004 ZBQ was a rapidly growing clothing line. I’d been posting general site updates for several years by this point, to let visitors know what was going on in ZB World. But…
I’ve talked about my Frenchy’s obsession on the ZBQ IG a few times, but this is probably the first time I’ve blogged about it. Frenchy’s is a chain of thrift stores found around the Maritime provinces, and in particular abundance in my home province of Nova Scotia. Here are a few recent scores from some…
There are those amongst my acquaintances who would at one time have considered me a “tech-savvy” person. I was a fairly early adopter of the internet, playing around on BBS boards back in 1992, and my first public web site, which I created myself, was online before the end of 1998. That site was…
here in nova scotia where i live, alcohol isn’t so much something people do to unwind now and then as it is a daily way of life. everyone’s an enabler, and you don’t have a problem unless you’re face down in the gutter or beating your kids. now, i enjoy a couple of beers here…
howdy y’all….yes as you may have surmised from the post title, today (february 2nd) is the birthday of this site, and also mine as well. 7 years ago today zero23.com migrated over to this new domain, and 39 years ago larry and trudy larsen found themselves with a brand new bundle of joy in the…
happy quasi-religious festivities, world! we’re entering a new year filled with a lot of uncertainty. the economy is in the toilet and the world continues to be even more unpredictable and unstable than ever. but despite everything, there’s a lot more hope around these days. people are trying to shed the bitterness and cynicism of…
i’d just like to send out a big congratulations to our friends in the usa from your t-shirt selling neighbors up here in canada on the election of barack obama yesterday. yipee!! the collective sigh of relief was heard around the planet. can we get on with creating a livable world for our children now?…