While the rest of the city is in a state of posttraumatic stress over the bellicose version of hockey that happens when the local hockey club goes “on the road”, I look for amusement in other sections of the local newspaper. And no, not the “funnies”.
posted in media | Comments Off on A fish story | 378 words
I don’t have any appropriate arms for this job, but it’s time to check out on the legal status; what happens if you try to “blow away” a snowbank that won’t stop growning? Not in the leafmover sense but rather in the shock and awe sense. We’re into another two or three days of steadily accumulating snow; what seems charming back four months ago is getting to be drudgery.
posted in computing | Comments Off on Now the pictures are really out of sight | 310 words
Today doesn’t really exist. An invention of a calendar wizard in long forgotten times, a day that wouldn’t have continued if the French had managed to promulgate their new method for calculating the passage of time after the Revolution, it doesn’t even have a patron saint. When the economic calculations are in, it will be seen to have as little worth as the Daylight Saving Time Act (which is actually a series of provincial legislations.)
posted in economy | Comments Off on The day that isn’t | 324 words
There’s a standing order that one shall not criticize the soldier who is in harm’s way. Let’s put a screen over in that corner of the room, and while the contingent of the enlisted are away, let’s turn and look at those responsible; those who wish they had a screen, but don’t; the politicians.
posted in politics | Comments Off on Let’s rotate some politicians into Kandahar | 291 words
It seems to me a strange thing, mystifying… an excellent line from a great period musical that also describes today’s federal government budget. Which, in passing, the official opposition has already agreed to support, which, in passing, means that we’re stuck with it. Nothing like a government that rules by minority.
posted in economy | Comments Off on Not much incentive to save | 386 words
Head protection. It only makes sense. After all, if you’re halfway up the local version of a skyscraper, and a hot rivet falls from above (not the sky – just a floor or two up) then that tin pot covering the bald spot is probably a good idea. Ditto the soldier in a foxhole; if you stick it into the freefire zone and the lead is soft enough, it could provide a good story around the table in your local legion for the next half-century.
posted in health | Comments Off on Cover your head | 295 words
I feel like I’ve been on a day-long treasure hunt, where around every corner I found something else to bring up my feeling of contentment. Admitting that my satisfaction level isn’t particularly high, I still will look back on today as “a good one”.
posted in economy | Comments Off on Home from the treasure hunt | 599 words
An interesting (as in odd) political model was presented this week by our current mayor; less is more. Not equal; more. In an attempt to “teach those municipal employees a lesson”, his proposal is to reduce the number of city councillors, because we would then reduce the salary envelope. An example to the fellows on the sand/salt trucks or the lawnmower pilots. If we need fewer elected officials to “get the job done”, we could also do with less of you overpaid/underworked blue collars.
posted in politics | Comments Off on Less not equal to more | 297 words
Since the annual flow of papers that represent my meagre earnings have begun to appear in the mailbox (evil contraption), I’m reminded that I’ll have to produce a declaration for the various levels of government in a few weeks. Much less work than a few years back, due to my decision to trust software. While wandering through the shops recently, I noted the display racks for the latest edition; I also failed to see “my brand” anywhere.
posted in economy | Comments Off on Changing of product line | 370 words
My thesaurus is threadbare when it comes to that most useful of descriptive nouns: the gadget. I live in a second language world, so my vocabulary now has terms like gugusse, patente, chose. None very useful to those who don’t live inside the other nation of Canada. Bear with me.
posted in environment | Comments Off on Don’t shop for gadgetry when you’re hungry | 458 words
