Thought I’d get the weather forecast, the old-fashioned way, this evening. By listening to the radio. Marine radio. You see, going back to about the time of Marconi, governments have maintained a network of facilities to get “the word” out to those at sea, where such things really matter.
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Now that the storm has passed, we’re getting images of how things went elsewhere. Not far from here, though. This is a local story.
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Here’s hoping that the new TV season brings a bagload of blockbusters. I’ve lost the will to do anything; not watching TV, not reading, not humming old Simon and Garfunkel tunes offkey. I need a boost. Vacation may have ruined me for the winter ahead.
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I feel like someone who had friends go on vacation and bring back a T-shirt. Something like “The continent got a hurricane, and all I got was some gusty wind with light rainfall”. A letdown. Things could have been much more interesting. Yes, the electricity is hiccuppy, but not enough to do much more than reset the wifi.
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Just watched an interesting guitarist on TV. Bryce Young, by name. Too new to have a web presence; I checked the usual spots, like YouTube and MySpace. Found a review of a show from Yellowknife. What sets him apart from the usual fretful individuals is his tap technique, similar to Chris Broderick. Keep an eye out for this lad.
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Here we are, with a major hurricane only days away, and I’ve let myself get distracted by other stuff. While I should be laying in that 72 hour supply, hiding the gazebo, putting patio chairs under lock and key, I’m watching a dubbed version of National Treasure. That’s what gets people hurt!
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The prediction that technical evolution has ended may be overstated, but according to certain industry pundits, the retirement of Steve Jobs sounds the death knell for life as we now know it. Funny; I thought that global warming, or a fiery meteor would win that title. Who knew?
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If your electric transit bus is billowing smoke, take it back to that used vehicle dealer and demand a refund. Today the local transit authority decided to withdraw their mini-fleet of “EcoloBus” due to a recurring problem with pollution. Three out of seven isn’t a majority, but let’s just park the tiny lemons and walk away.
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Did the ground move beneath your feet this afternoon? Didn’t for me, either. The earthquake, centred some 15oo km away, made the news, though. Slow day in the south, I guess. As one relative put it (she lives in that area), “My pool was like a tidal wave. Kind of fun. I cant believe how everyone here freaking out. Stores closed, metro reports massive panic. Crazy.”
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Arrived home this afternoon to find the house in darkness. Or, at least, as close as you can get in mid-afternoon. A power failure. Notable only because of the rarity – it’s been years since I last had to reset clocks before bedtime. There is no UPS in my universe, so the weather station server took a hissy fit, and required a lobotomy (that’s where you bounce the BIOS battery in and out to force a system reset). Things are running again, but I may have to consider what the next used machine I purchase will be. Perhaps a real server, with multiple drive bays. Hmmm.
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