Trying hard to cover my disappointment. I won’t be receiving a brick from the Great Wall. Something about overweight baggage and insistent customs officials. Oh well! On to the next big idea.
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The entrance at work continues to evolve. In a good way, I might add. After delays that stretched into months, the wood guy returned and made those stone arches into a new reception desk. Next up, an information screen has taken on an active role in keeping us informed. Finally, the darkness of the corridor is gone after the installation of a set of LED potlights. Photos to follow, soon.
posted in economy | Comments Off on Some work goes on | 252 words
Another day gone by. Already? Twenty-four hours doesn’t have the same staying power it once did.
On the way home, I happened to catch a conversation that lofted out from a small group of small children. Hard to avoid, actually. One youngster telling the others that “she” (I think it was a little sister) had said that “two and two equals three”. The tone; derisive. As in “how stupid is that?”. And from such basic elements, we build our society. Not only must the truth be taught, but the truth must be supported. Certain political parties would be pleased to know that conformism is alive and well.
posted in education | Comments Off on The punctuation of the gag reflex | 258 words
An uncomfortable calm covered the ladn, as the workers laid down their hammers and shovels and unidentified but expensiv battery powered tools. The union had warned us. Either the deal gets sweeter, or the job will have to wait. The mayor, falling into his common role of accountant with an ax to grind, kept repeating the mantra: “Two hundred thousand a day. One million a week”, before tearing up and turning away from the assembled journalists. Tune in tomorrow for the next chapter in our latest serial.
posted in education | Comments Off on Old habits die slowly | 260 words
After several minutes of reflection, I realized that my life worked well, but only because I had no need for entrepreneurial effort. If my daily bread depended on my growing the grain, shaping the loaf and warming the oven, I’d be a hungry lad. Or skinnier. The possibilities are interesting.
posted in politics | Comments Off on Less progress than desired | 258 words
Proof that watching movies in “first release” is highly over-rated: I finally watched Get Smart this afternoon. Yes, a few years after everyone else, but the gags don’t come with a best before date. And my “vaccination” is still good from my years of watching the original Get Smart, TV version. Now for the answer to the real question… yes, Barbara Feldon outclasses Anne Hathaway. The old secret agent business never gets old.
posted in media | Comments Off on Missed it by that much | 249 words
One of my (inexpensive) pleasures is reading. Books, magazines, online forums. Yes, there are moments of great comedy among the idle chatter of the fan base. And it doesn’t matter what matter… radio, photography, music, politics, etc. Always one writer that marches to the beat of a different drummer (not just in the music world, either).
posted in media | Comments Off on The name conveys the perceived value | 267 words
My years of math classes (in high school) have left me poorly prepared for the scale of numbers required to get through the daily newspaper. Discounting “infinity”. Let’s look at some of the announcements from the rag, over the last few days. In passing, I can identify with few.
The special forces of air conditioning came today. With their skills and boxes of new gear, they banished the noise.
posted in photography, Wx | Comments Off on Hope for more than pence on the pound | 252 words
For the record, the kind of supper you make (in desperation) involving bagged fries and frozen chicken strips does not taste as good as summertime takeout. Guess that the deep fryer does add flavour to poor nutrition. Moving right along.
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