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 24 2008
The following is taken from an email someone just forwarded to me. I don’t know if any of it is true, but I don’t think that really matters.
Judy Wallman, a professional genealogical researcher, discovered that Canadian Liberal Party leader Stéphane Dion’s great uncle, Robert Dion, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Quebec [...]
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.
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.
Nov 12 2008
I’ve been watching a lot of B-movies lately. The acting is wooden, the production values are dated, but the filmmakers made the most of what little they had. The low budgets forced them to get innovative. Watching B-movies isn’t a bad way to learn about film. There’s no subtlety to any of the elements, the [...]
Nov 10 2008
According to the CBC, Bob Dylan dropped by and took a tour of the house Neil Young grew up in. It’s not like Graceland. It’s just a regular house.
“And I’m looking around, and I realize, this guy having a tuque on has really great boots on, these sort of cowboy, motorcycle boots. And he was [...]
Nov 04 2008
That’s my prediction.
George W. Bush was elected for a second term.
I won’t be surprised to see McCain and Palin make it to the White House.
UPDATE: I’m so glad my prediction was wrong. Way to go, USA!
Nov 04 2008
Not who you’d vote for, but who you think will win. Your vote matters!
Nov 04 2008
Forget the election, CNN announces that Americans can change the past with their headline Polls open as America rewrites history:
I haven’t read this scientific breakthrough on CBC or Scientific American yet. CNN is on the ball!
Nov 03 2008
Sobering news for N.B. scotch connoisseurs:
Johnnie Walker, Bell’s Extra Special and J & B Rare, along with eight single malt scotches, are being pulled off of New Brunswick liquor store shelves as the distributor is looking to take the products elsewhere.
The single malt bottles that are on their way out of New Brunswick include Glenkinchie, [...]
