The photograph was carefully posed; staged, really. How else could you explain an image that preceded the real event by months of effort. Obviously, there were hundreds of others, and years of historical record, but this photograph was special.
posted in education | Comments Off on A proof of performance | 271 words
As the past chapter president of the local Cheap Thrills Association, or CTA as my friends call it, I take advantage of the insignificant details. No moment is too mundane, no event too routine. After all, the alternative would be too sad; letting life go by, waiting for the one big surprise.
posted in computing | Comments Off on Another day in the life of a Cheap Thrills aficionado | 254 words
The television seems to have gone into a time warp this evening. Channel after channel, knocked back decades along the timeline with a strange view of history.
posted in humour | Comments Off on Looking back through the mirror at the wall | 273 words
We live in exciting times, musically. Access to the riches (at least those that have been recorded) is larger than life. As I get older, I recognize more references than ever before, and the whole thing approaches a deluge.
posted in music | Comments Off on Introduced to the Chapman Stick | 268 words
Not that they’re listening, but the people who design public transit systems should remember one cardinal rule. The bus stops are not supposed to play musical chairs.
posted in travel | Comments Off on When the bus stop has played musical chairs | 342 words
When choosing the cast for your new television comedy, never underestimate the veterans.
Tonight, in a welcome break from too much baseball shock and awe (sarcasm as humour) I caught a pair of new shows that might not make it through the hard stretch in winter. Nevertheless, they were both entertaining. The first, Community, brings Chevy Chase back to the small screen, as a former lawyer who has been forced to return to school. Forget the others in the cast; Chevy is the wise old man in a world of much younger up and comers.
posted in media, pets | Comments Off on Some new comedy from old comedians | 284 words
Be warned, world. If current trends continue, I’m at risk of becoming a cranky old man. All the signs are there, and certain of my clan have already made insinuations.
posted in humour | Comments Off on First signs of my future | 271 words
I’m not an entrepreneur. Give me a steady job with a fair salary (and a pension plan) any day, over the quick riches that so many believe are their due. Not to malign the spirit of success, but if it was easy, everyone would be doing it.
posted in economy | Comments Off on Not so easy riches | 274 words
Given that part of my rationale for posting here, day after day, is to mark time, I have an admission. I read the news and I react to content. There, my confession.
posted in media | Comments Off on The details that confuse | 312 words
A litany of inevitable incidents. There we are; today can be categorized. From the return of Brett Favre to Lambeau Field (dressed in Viking colours) to the reelection of the local mayor (with returns currently at 80% in his column, he has the anticipated coronation) and on to the gala for ADISQ (local music awards).
posted in music | Comments Off on Back when the DJ kept on talking | 356 words
