11th
December
2011
The intrepid Maxwell (Smart) used to say “Missed me by that much!”. Pretty much how I feel.
Today’s newspaper carried the story that a local food dealer had withdrawn a number of their products from the supermarket chain where I shop. Something about possible contamination from a variety of bacteria, Listeria. To which I reply “OMG”, which is also my reaction to OGM. A pathogen that cannot be detected by any of my working senses, and that might require up to a month before there is any manifestation (hence the “OMG”). I might get sick, yet. I have a good feeling about this one, though. While I would normally have piled the couscous and bean salad onto my plate, I think I skipped it, last time around.
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10th
December
2011
Every time I receive a firmware update for one of my gadgets, I get a warm and cuddly feeling. Somewhere, someone cares enough to improve my lot. Two times today (two ebook readers). One now boasts a clock, because you can lose all track of time while “between the pages” of a good book. Or ebook. Same thing.
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posted in humour |
9th
December
2011
Quiet house this evening. My fault; I should really get out my noisy stuff and create the next World Symphony. Won’t happen. Instead, I’ll be asleep long before anyone else gets back from wherever they are.
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posted in humour |
8th
December
2011
Some people change their hair colour. Others change their religion. Aftler many years, I have taken a quick moment to reflect, and I think I’ll change my label. Nothing to do with brand loyalty.
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posted in humour |
7th
December
2011
Scratch another of my misconceptions. Holiday lighting is valuable, and not just to shareholders in the electric company.
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posted in humour |
6th
December
2011
Two hours now. I’ve been sitting in front of a screen, trying to get past the hurdle of system updates. Two machines, which means twice the fun.
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posted in computing, Wx |
5th
December
2011
Forget the great Canadian novel Two Solitudes, wherein the premise was that Canada was divided along linguistic lines. Outmoded/Passée. Instead, spend some time reading through the daily comment file on the CBC news website. We have divided into two camps, (one of them a fishing camp) and the Shakespearian paraphrase is “Harperism: To be or not to be”.
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posted in politics |
4th
December
2011
When you write your autobiography, don’t forget to include a map of where you’ve lived. After all, the detail is what makes the story.
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posted in computing |
3rd
December
2011
When the call came, I had flashbacks to the days when we rented videos. Please return the dog. Odd irony. And for the record, she (the dog) is hopeless at finding her toys when it’s time to travel.
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posted in music |
2nd
December
2011
“…look a lot like Christmas”. Yeah, if you follow our lead and go into the centre of the city to shop in a German inspired craft fair, replete with spiced wines and bratwurst and too many ornaments to count. Seasonal music, projected images on the front of the Basilique, dogs with owners. Icy footing in the dark. Even some huge pine cones (large enough to substitute for a football). Everything one could want after a full day at work.
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