Nov 27 2008
To save you the headache of deciding what to get me for Christmas, here’s my Wish List:
Socks
Underwear (boxers)
Lagavulin (because the distributors here in New Brunswick are not shipping it anymore, the bastards)
Couple sweaters
Black Forest Cake with lots of cherries
You’re welcome.
What do you want?
Nov 22 2008
Jody did basic military training with a Reserves unit 20 years ago. I did my basic military training with a different Reserves unit 21 years ago. Can you spot me? I’m one of the guys holding a gun — I mean rifle! I mean weapon. I mean… I’m glad I got out when I did.
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Nov 21 2008
What’s up with people sending files with no extension? At least once a week someone sends me a file without an extension. Sometimes I can fix it by adding an .rtf or .doc extension. Sometimes I can’t.
How do people manage to send files without extensions? How do they lose the file extension by sending [...]
Nov 21 2008
This video has probably made the rounds already, but it’s new to me. It’s work-friendly and plays just as well without sound. Someone throws a stick in a pool for the dog to fetch and then…
Nov 18 2008
20 years ago I was in the Canadian Army Reserves. Can you pick me out of the crowd squinting in the bright sun?
Click the image for larger view.
Related post: I Was in the Military Too.
Nov 14 2008
I bought winter tires today – first time I ever had them. Four of them, too. 600 bucks (about 50 bucks U.S.).
I saw a report on CBC’s Market Place a year or two ago about how four winter tires are better than two, and any amount is better than all-season tires.
It’s supposed to [...]
Nov 12 2008
This recording is from Jill Barber’s last album, Chances. It’s not representative of the rest of the album, but it’s pretty damn cool. Sorry about the embedded player, which takes up too much space, but it provides the highest online playback I could find. UPDATE: She’s on eMusic.com too. Nice.
