I’ve verified the fact, personally. There’s a layer of altostratus overhead; thin enough to determine that the moon is full, but the blue part will remain one of those obscure astronomical tidbits, like so many others. Goodbye, International Astronomical Year.
posted in computing | Comments Off on The moon doesn’t look blue | 275 words
The obvious thing to do with mature bananas is to make a huge cake. Done. The thing to do with a “mature” government; prorogation. Done.
posted in politics | Comments Off on Clear the kitchen counter (and oven) and start all over again | 293 words
From now on, I’m going to be less trusting of the history I’ve been taught. There’s something about the colour of a story, once the politicians have been given a chance at the crayon box.
posted in history | Comments Off on Seen from a different camera angle | 268 words
After all my anticipation I almost missed the party. I blame it on the snowplough, but it could have been the result of a misunderstanding.
posted in environment | Comments Off on When refuse becomes garbage | 255 words
Although CNN is staying focused (all the same news, over and over, all the time) on a near miss by a terrorist on a plane from somewhere to somewhere, let’s get back to my problems. After all, I don’t intend to fly to somewhere any time soon, and so the circus in airports around the world remains a side ring. The big show is right here.
posted in humour | Comments Off on The holidays are hard on the economy | 276 words
St. Stephen might be strained in his disbelief, to see what has become of his holiday. After all, when your relics are put in a box and transferred to yet another resting place, you might hope for something more fitting than Boxing Day, right? A holiday nevertheless, even if the holy has gone right out the window. Today is just another red coloured date in retail.
posted in economy | Comments Off on In the Trapezoid of Trade | 281 words
The infomercial is already available, with catch phrases that evoke “Hours of fun for the whole family”. The happiest of all; the family dog. Yes, she who owns the couch has received a new toy for Christmas. Complete with wrapping paper. But there’s a downside to every story, and as I write she is on a quest. The toy has been placed in timeout; away from searching eyes and pained ears.
posted in pets | Comments Off on And silence returned | 258 words
How does that poem go again? Something about a trimmed tree and stockings hung up? Well, we’re going to accept approximations of those things and declare the holiday underway. Stockings, hung up? Who ever heard of such a thing?
posted in environment | Comments Off on Trimmed trees and hung socks | 307 words
As we start the preparation for our big holiday meal, we’ve been leaving the television on as distraction. For anyone that spends the usual weekday in a workplace environment, there’s a whole unwatched spectrum of programming. After only three days, I for one do not want to give up my day job.
posted in media | Comments Off on Here comes the judge | 263 words
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… for those in retail, at least. I’ve shown great restraint in mall crawling, but other members of the family have been lost for hours. When someone comes home exhausted from the jostling and stress, I’m glad to be an onliner.
posted in computing, food | Comments Off on Big birds and bigger books | 283 words
