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Jacob Eats: Corn Juice

I was visiting a newly-opened Asian grocery store and picked up UGUQ Corn Juice on a lark. Have a seat near me on this green velvet couch as I pop it open and imbibe: Smell You open it and, right away, it smells like sweet corn. Texture The texture is unfortunate. Like a homemade thick…

October 25, 2026
Killed by a Defragmentation Grenade

My great-grandfather was killed by a defragmentation grenade. They never found his body. It happened just as the Russians started winning against the Germans on the Eastern front. During the battle of Rusalka, his infantry group’s gunfire dislodged the enemy from their position. As the Germans retreated, one soldier hurled a defragmentation grenade behind him.…

October 22, 2026
Re: Once upon a time in a Hanoi café

I recently read Connla Stoke’s “Once upon a time in a Hanoi café” and thoroughly enjoyed it. It transported me to a different time (and a different pace). I’ve been walking more in Toronto recently, especially drawn to the strip-mall lands in the East end. On Friday, I ended up at Pho Metro at Warden…

October 12, 2026
October Links

It’s the time of the leaves to turn ombre, the time when it’s acceptable to start drinking bicerins, and the season when the veil between this world and the next thins and you can see the ghouls on the other side. Oh, and it’s time for links: Rock Social, where you paint with rocks. Check…

October 7, 2026
A-to-Z across Toronto: Second Half

Note: this is the final part of my journey across Toronto on foot (Sept. 18, 2026). Read the pre-walk background here and what happened in the first half of the walk here before reading this post. It’s a week after I crossed half of Toronto on foot, and it’s time to tackle the second half.…

September 30, 2026
A-to-Z across Toronto: First Half

Note: This is my first day of crossing Toronto on foot. Sept. 11, 2026 . Start with the pre-walk background here and read what happened on the second day here. It’s the first day of my walk across the entire width of Toronto. I leave the apartment at 8:15am to a waiting taxi downstairs. It’ll…

September 30, 2026