Part of the office group were on a roadtrip, yesterday. They dragged home a relic from the past. An old server, with a genuine P3 and some SCSI drives. Still had the old server name (from our system) on a stuck on label. And that “Was that a jet engine?” fan noise when you hit the power switch. Ahh! The good old days.
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Wow! For supper, I decided to finish off the stir fry from a couple days back. After two days of hibernation, the microwave woke up the flavonoids. Both hot and spicy! There will be some regret, later this evening, but my food wasn’t bland.
posted in food, politics | Comments Off on Both hot and spicy! | 267 words
Possessing power (political or financial) seems to be akin to a disease. When you have both; I’d prefer not to go there. However, this election campaign just revealed the first “name candidate”, and it’s a whopper. In control of too much of the media, sitting on the board of important organizations, someone now wants the minor orders that go with “winning” a seat. Is winning like buying?
posted in politics, science | Comments Off on Before the sun sets | 263 words
After watching several episodes of a documentary that deals with life in the customs queue, I’m depressed. Based on anecdotal evidence, there are far too many truly stupid people trying to get “in”. Seriously, what are they thinking?
posted in technology, travel | Comments Off on Odd customs | 270 words
Although we all use computers, few ever face the challenge of having to program the software. Good thing. It takes a certain kind of mind to work through the possibilities and fit the squeaky parts into the right spaces.
posted in computing | Comments Off on The planning makes me sleepy | 316 words
One local dairy should start planning for the future. When we move, they’re going to notice a drop in sales. I can’t keep up; despite purchasing eight litres at a time, milk remains the most requested “remember to buy more” item on the household list.
posted in computing, politics | Comments Off on A political counter proposal | 260 words
As surely as nature abhors a vacuum, politicians detest sharing the special kind of power that they enjoy. The writ was dropped, this morning, and we’re off for another thirty-three days of provincial angst. So many words, so little coherent thought.
posted in politics | Comments Off on No more unexpected flipping of the plans | 258 words
Took a few minutes, just now, to watch the final end in a Briar matchup. That’s curling talk. Seems that there are many people who have mastered the art of placing stones in particular places. After throwing/sliding those stones the length of the rink! And the rest of us can barely walk on the frozen surface of their world.
posted in environment | Comments Off on Plenty of ice | 262 words
The night ran late, but I hung in there until the Ite missa est was pronounced by Ellen, and the fancy dress group left for the after party. There will be other gala evenings, over the next few weeks, but I doubt that the others will match the mark set with this one. They broke Twitter!
posted in travel | Comments Off on My break | 271 words
My personal measure of a successful weekend: when the laundry, groceries and supper are done, and I’m still awake. Oh, and it’s not yet midnight. An easy standard to maintain.
posted in humour | Comments Off on Measure of a successful weekend | 261 words
