Burbs Blurbs

Over the last two week-ends, I spent some time in the suburbs. They were nice enough but only served to convince me that I'm an urban person through and through. Before leaving Ottawa, I visited some friends. We headed to Fusion, an all you can eat sushi place in Kanata. Incredibly, this suburb is no longer at the edge of the greater Ottawa area. Bedroom communities have sprung up in Stittsville and other places.

AYCE sushi has come a long way. They all offer other options including dim sum, Korean dishes, etc. The quality isn't bad. But with prices creeping up to $35, it doesn't seem like such a good deal. Although with kids in tow, there's a good chance you can find something for them. The special dishes here included dessert sushi. These were ice cream stuffed inside Vietnamese fresh roll. We all agreed that if you wanted a chewy ice cream dessert, they might as well offer mochi.

Back in Toronto this week-end, I headed out to Burlington to see other friends. This was only fair, as we always meet up downtown. My first trip on the commuter train was a pleasant one. But during rush hour, it may not be as spacious. Two women spent the whole trip discussing their love life. Apparently, Tinder is where it's at nowadays.

Burlington, or at least the areas near the Appleby station, was quiet. I could see the attraction compared to Mississauga, which combines suburban sprawl with noisy and dense traffic. On the other hand, the teenagers hanging around Appleby Village Mall seemed bored. Dinner consisted of sushi, roast chicken, and pie. Conversation revolved not around the typical topic of raising children but the various drug regiments needed to keep the body going. My takeaway was that Dr McCoy in the Voyage Home was right to compare 20th century medicine to trepanning. We use them as blunt instruments without much true understanding. Take this pill for this problem, then this other pill to fix any side effects of the 1st, and so on. Old age is not looking too pleasant from my perspective.