I’m older now, and able to buy some of the little things that would have made sense a long time ago. Case in point: I now own a drum stick bag. Took me just short of four decades to get around to it.
posted in economy, music, Wx | Comments Off on A long overdue purchase | 273 words
This is Day Too (long) of the great inconvenient refrigerator test. Our food stayed outside, all night (in a campground cooler) while we realized that warm milk isn’t really that good. And the telephone call at 08h00 did lead me to think that we would soon be back to business as usual.
posted in economy | Comments Off on Extended service bumps | 451 words
Yesterday, the opposition formed a coalition and “broke” the government. Today, in true phoenix fashion, the parties arose and began the marathon of hyperbole. Another election campaign is underway. Hold onto your hats and hide the young children.
posted in economy, environment | Comments Off on Hectic shoppers from aisle to aisle | 254 words
The Idol competition is one of attrition. Start with a huge mass, scrape away the peeling, remove the sections, one by one until all that remains is a single (hopefully full of talent) core. The process is slow, so I took a few weeks off, but I came back to my seat in the audience this evening.
posted in economy, Idol | Comments Off on Keeping the old dudes in the game | 261 words
Here’s a question for you. What do children with rich relatives and our local politicians have in common?
posted in economy, history | Comments Off on Looking at that gift horse | 267 words
Learned something new about the laser printer(s) in our office. Even if a printer isn’t broken, it is. That’s why companies reserve special error codes to announce the sad (expensive) news.
posted in economy, travel | Comments Off on A request for guts | 259 words
Finally, a reason to learn more math. According to this month’s issue of Wired, a Toronto-based statistician has figured out the mystery of the scratch-and-lose ticket. With enough time, he could have turned this into a paying gig. It seemed like a sure thing, until he went the extra few lines in his proof, and realized that his regular job paid better than spending and scratching.
posted in economy | Comments Off on Scratch and lose | 260 words
The Lion King put things in perspective. We’re all part of a “circle of life”, and the workplace is subject to the same rules about coming and going.
posted in economy | Comments Off on When the time comes to leave | 271 words
Another week over, almost another month. No big deal; there are more to come. I wonder if (some day in the future) I’ll miss the routine.
posted in economy | Comments Off on Anticipation of relaxation | 252 words
Never doubt it, not for a minute. The rich aren’t like you and me. They don’t think of themselves in the same way.
posted in economy | Comments Off on Buying devotion | 268 words
