31st
March
2013
If you’ve wet a line (think fishing), at some point you go to draw in, and there’s resistance, and then there isn’t. And usually, you need to find a new hook and srart again. This afternoon, when the dog went into barking overdrive at passersby, I drew in the lead. And found an empty collar at the termination. Not good. Although a search team went out (we had an extra dog to assist), their efforts were fruitless. The dog, of his own accord, had come home to bark at anyone arriving (including the seekers).
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posted in food |
30th
March
2013
With a quiet afternoon, devoid of interruptions, I’m managed to put another set of assignments away. Week five of six in my online course, and I’m on top of things. It does come back, like riding a bicycle. As a plus, I can claim that my knowledge set is larger than before. There’s satisfaction, in taking on a new challenge and winning a bet with myself. Nobody else has to care; this is all about my self-perception.
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posted in education |
29th
March
2013
Pulled the camera from the bag, noted the flash of light from the info screen and realized… my battery is dead. That’s one thing that wouldn’t have happened a generation ago. Analog. Crank the shutter and go. Instead, a compromise; I pulled the other camera from the bag and went on my merry way. Again, a generation ago, things were different. No backup camera. Somehow, I feel better equipped to meet life’s little emergencies in this new world.
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posted in music |
28th
March
2013
Caught someone making a movie with their DSLR. I could do that, if I had one of those nifty shoulder mount rigs. How many others have fallen prey to the illusion that gear replaces talent? You can’t count that high? Shame on you, for not listening in Grade One arithmetic class. I have to be very careful about throwing money after whims. I know nothing about videography. Buying a gadget won’t change that. Perhaps a Dummies book or three.
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posted in technology |
27th
March
2013
Based on the philosophy espoused on Gerry D, writing a secret on a piece of paper and placing it in a shared salad bowl is a very bad idea. There: learned something from the CBC.
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posted in politics |
26th
March
2013
Pardon my yawn. The “need to nap” is in conflict with the “but you’re at work” thing, and my desk is not suited to sleep. Ergonomics. The ongoing request for a hammock in the server room has been ignored by those higher up on the pay scale, for years now. Actually, I’m ready for action, should the need arise.
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posted in computing |
25th
March
2013
On my list of jobs that are done only when the need arises, I’m going to include “putting the door handle back on the refrigerator”. No sense trying to figure out why this job comes along every year or two. If we didn’t eat cold stuff.
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24th
March
2013
I should really get more. Other than for groceries or work, I mean. Spent the afternoon baking a pair of fowl, and blipping between three different movies on cable. The common factor: all had Jason Statham in a title role, and none differed greatly in content. Hey, dude; your agent has you working in a niche market (Sunday afternoon TV movies). Can’t be good for a long and varied career.
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posted in media |
23rd
March
2013
The estimates of how long a particular job will take (under Windows) give me pause. The variation, and degree of error, bear similarity to certain government pronouncements. When I started my mass data transfer, early this morning, the original “time to run” was quoted in days.
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posted in computing |
22nd
March
2013
The good little elves over at Dell came through. A new machine, ordered on Tuesday and sitting on my table by Friday; good service, and I didn’t have to smile at anyone. The next few days will be busy ones, as I try to recreate my profile on the new hardware, but I know the drill. As a plus, I can decide to leave off a whole set of software that I don’t use.
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