18th
May
2013
Out of bed, early, with a plan. Get the dog out from under the bed clothes and check if the bagels were still fit for anyone other than the dog. Silly… dogs don’t like bagels unless the human spreads cheese first. With that detail clear, on to other items on the list.
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posted in music |
17th
May
2013
After a confusing double-header session with chat windows, involving a cousin and a sibling, here’s the thing. An honest politician is hard to find, and vacations are too short.,
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posted in photography |
16th
May
2013
How does that song go? “In the end, it really doesn’t matter”. It doesn’t. The season of American Idol is ending, right now. On another channel. Once again, a rerun of TBBT is more important.
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posted in Idol, politics |
15th
May
2013
Used to be, a movie came on, and you watched it. Done. If the movie happened to be in foreign language, there might be subtitles. Again, done. But in a world with short attention spans and so much more information, they’re starting to “study note” certain of the better efforts.
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posted in media |
14th
May
2013
Ninety minutes of bliss. A concert slash making of documentary with Alan Doyle, wherein we learned about his recent (and first solo) effort, Boy On Bridge. I want to watch it again, right now, it was so good. The man is one of the rare ones, and he surrounds himself with some classy talent.
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posted in music |
13th
May
2013
Almost had a wardrobe malfunction today. That’s where a button threatens to seek out new surroundings, without prior notice. In this case, I became aware of the lengthening cord between the button and me, and was able to intervene with a skill learned before I could ride a bike. After all, my time in the Scouting movement taught me enough basic tailorship to thread a needle, anchor my effort and lap until done. That’s enough to get me through the crises of existence in a world of wear.
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posted in education |
12th
May
2013
Today, I learned a little about bitterness. Not enough to change my view of mankind, though. And the measure is quantifiable. Science. All because of a holiday.
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posted in food |
11th
May
2013
Used to be, I wondered why a 24-hour grocery store would be a good idea. Never had an urge to stock up on canned goods at 3 a.m.; by extension, neither did anyone else. And then, this morning, unable to provide coffee to others due to a shortage of dairy products (cheese doesn’t count as a substitute), I found myself sitting in the parking lot, in a howling rainstorm, waiting for the doors to open (under their own power, given the winds). Too early by twenty minutes, and too stubborn to go to another store. At least I had radio, although CBC early is still CBC.
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posted in food, pets |
10th
May
2013
An interesting law has been proposed, south of here. The intent is to allow consumers to choose the channel mix they want in their cable package. No more A+B+C if you want D. The chance of this passing the corporate gauntlet is similar to snowballs in a mythical hot place. Still, some of us would love new jurisprudence, in our own quest for enlightenment. Also in the law, an end to game blackouts in team towns. Don’t laugh. TV doesn’t have to be bad and unfair (just expensive).
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posted in Wx |
9th
May
2013
Until such time as we can afford a family spaceship, others will have to provide vacation snapshots. A special shout-out to Dr. Hadfield, who plays a mean guitar and finds time to point the camera out the windows while doing other important things.
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posted in environment |