8th
February
2011
The change from silver salts to digital dots is really enough to make my head spin. In a good way, I guess. But how do I begin to compare?
Read the rest of this entry »
posted in technology |
7th
February
2011
There oughta be a law, forbidding the recycling of musical themes on TV. Imagine the stress that I deal with, every time the network broadcasts an ad for Hawaii-5-0. You can’t erase four years of racing for a chair in the common room. Not even with a thirty-five year pause. Auditive memory doesn’t work that way.
Read the rest of this entry »
posted in music |
6th
February
2011
The party is going on at a neighbour’s place; I’ll just keep my peace and enjoy the show. But, would it hurt for them to tone down the rhetoric, just a little?
Read the rest of this entry »
posted in sports |
5th
February
2011
And if there was a surfeit of choice? Instant stress, with a low rate of satisfaction… Therein lies the danger of our society. Or an introductory subscription to Netflix.
Read the rest of this entry »
posted in humour |
4th
February
2011
The Lion King put things in perspective. We’re all part of a “circle of life”, and the workplace is subject to the same rules about coming and going.
Read the rest of this entry »
posted in economy |
3rd
February
2011
Three weeks of auditions are over, and there it is: a kinder, gentler Idol. No sense in trying to guess how much talent there will be this season, but at least the judges are doing their part to be nice. What happened?
Read the rest of this entry »
posted in environment, Idol |
2nd
February
2011
Unlike the movie version, Groundhog Day is not about repetition. Rather, it’s about the hope that keeps the weatherworn among us carrying on. Yes, we need another holiday during the short cold days of winter, and I have been suggesting this date for decades now. If the government can’t get their legislative spirits in order, I can still celebrate in my own way.
Read the rest of this entry »
posted in technology |
1st
February
2011
It was a minor detail, but my “beep” was absent. I hear it, several times a day; whenever I get on a city bus. This morning…
Read the rest of this entry »
posted in travel |