The hunting/fishing/camping show is “on” in town this weekend. A chance to see all kinds of new equipment, watch dog training demos, go fishing in a swimming pool. And zero interest on the part of my family.
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Just across the way, in spite of all the snow, a construction team is hard at work erecting a big box. That box will soon hold a new grocery store, located strategically right across the road from another grocery store.
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Given the amount of printed material that contains “identifiable data” about us, it was an inevitable purchase. We now have a shredder in the house. No, I’m not referring to the dog, who has her own role to play. This is a small, noisy affair into which you feed sheets of paper and produce your own version of rat bedding.
posted in economy, environment | Comments Off on Doing our part for privacy | 203 words
Today seemed to involve printers. The kind that attaches to your computer in one way or another, and that gives (un)satisfactory results.
posted in computing, economy | Comments Off on Proof in the printing | 290 words
As 2005 draws to a close, I can look back with mixed feelings.
My eye surgery is a success, in that I can still see and maintain my “pressure” with a good old mechanical technique.
posted in economy, health | Comments Off on Tempus fugit, non autem memoria | 49 words
It’s getting to the point where, several times a week, I receive telephone calls. No, really! From total strangers who just want to get my opinion, or verify if my opinion has changed since the last time they took my “pulse”.
posted in economy, technology | Comments Off on Just a few questions | 117 words
