28th
February
2011
It was akin to a parallel lifestyle. While the rest of the family (and my peers in the workplace) gave their victory dances that are appropriate for celebration of another snow day, I simply girded my loins and headed off to an appointment with my preferred hospital team. No storm could keep me away.
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posted in media |
27th
February
2011
Their list looks like this:
- Black Swan
- Fighter,
- Inception
- Kids Are All Right
- King’s Speech
- 127 Hours
- Social Network
- Toy Story 3
- True Grit
- Winter’s Bone
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posted in media |
26th
February
2011
What about the odd messages we receive from our appliances? A good example; my clothes dryer with the message “Drying damp”. What does that even mean? I know the stuff is damp – it came out of the washing machine. I hope the stuff is drying, else we’ve found another way to waste time. But who actually composes this stuff?
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posted in technology |
25th
February
2011
Among the things that I noticed during a (rare) full family moment: cellphones are as demanding of attention as are small children. And small children require a whole different level of attention.
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posted in food |
24th
February
2011
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.
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posted in economy, travel |
23rd
February
2011
I got the news from another blog (the new word-of-mouth). The long awaited (by some) service pack for Windows 7 is finally available.
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posted in computing, sports |
22nd
February
2011
When the earth shakes, it can ruin a perfect day. Ask the people in New Zealand. Or Chile. Or Greece. Or any number of places.
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posted in science |
21st
February
2011
Did you receive your invitation? Me neither.

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posted in humour |
20th
February
2011
For those who have “learned their rights under law” by watching prime time TV, here’s a little vocabulary lesson. In Canada, we don’t have the right to a speedy trial. Rather, the Charter of Rights has this paraphrase: Read the rest of this entry »
posted in politics |
19th
February
2011
One less thing to be curious about; the reason for the popularity of TV series-in-a-box. This weekend has seen me watching sixteen episodes of Republic Of Doyle, and without the commercials, life starts to take on a whole new meaning.
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