20th
April
2010
Two evenings in a row; music I want to listen to, on network TV. How unusual is that?
Just yesterday, at the point where I was ready to shut it all down and try sleep as a form of exercise, up comes Kate Quinn, sporting a familiar accent. Then she switched (for an interview) into French, and I learned that this was a real, true, honest-to-rosin special with her cousin Natalie MacMaster and friends. Yes, Andrea and Troy and Howie can play, but Nat pwns!
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posted in Idol, music |
19th
April
2010
I’ll try to avoid remarks about “what goes around comes around”, although isn’t it odd that the ash plume from Iceland has spiraled back from Europe towards airports in Newfoundland. No, this is more about “throwing stones when you live in a glass house”, and it involves our latest attempt at political scandal.
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posted in politics |
18th
April
2010
One of the small pleasures offered up each Sunday is Cross Country Checkup. Rex Murphy does an admirable job of keeping the wild ponies (callers) corralled.
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posted in politics |
17th
April
2010
Almost had a weather shock this afternoon, when the lawn turned white from a sudden fall of springtime snow. Only for an hour or so, but at least our manna was of short duration.
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posted in environment |
16th
April
2010
If only I could trust that Windows Update icon to save me time. Instead, I’m far too much at ease with restore points, troubleshooting, all the joys of maintaining a system that seems bound to break.
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posted in computing |
15th
April
2010
How many people do you need to grow money? Curious question, perhaps, but after reading the latest tidbits from the agency that “takes care” of my pension fund, I’m in the need to know. Over the last few years, investment funds have not been very efficient at the only task on their to do list. Oddly enough, despite the large number of professionals that dedicate their days to the job at hand, the percentage of return has been in the negative percentage range.
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posted in economy |
14th
April
2010
It has come to my intention that the snow level picture I should have posted two days back didn’t make it here. Sorry… I couldn’t find any snow to photograph. All gone. Disappeared. Just a memory. What an uplifting thing to be able to say!
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posted in environment |
13th
April
2010
Finally, the gloves are off. After months of accusatory rhetoric from a former cabinet minister, the premier has told him to “put up or shut up”. In parliamentary terms, that’s raw.
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posted in ham radio, politics |
12th
April
2010
Apparently, one sign of extreme obesity is that the individual cannot see personal appendages (where did the toes go?) I think that our provincial government may have a problem.
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posted in politics |
11th
April
2010
Step into summer with sandals. White socks are optional.
Seriously, come beach weather, sandals are necessary. After all, there are laws about removing sand from provincial beaches. Bare soles test the temperature of sun-beaten sand, and sneakers require too much after-visit maintenance. My old sandals (comfortable enough in their time) have become a study in crazy glue and woodscrew repairs. After seeing a new pair that I liked yesterday, but unable to “grow” three sizes before closing time, I was really keen when the papers showed a “today only sale” of the same model, at 50% off the yesterday sale price.
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posted in food, sports |
