Asleep at the Wheel 40 Miles Left to Go
On the anniversary of our wee nation’s birth, we pull out the flags and the red and white clothing. It’s kinda like Christmas lights, but they come down almost as fast as they go up. Ottawa is the the place for a party, and a couple hundred thousand people head downtown to take in some […]
Today was the first time in almost a month where I don’t have to worry about being somewhere on Monday morning other than Ottawa. I’m pretty exhausted, and am really happy to be home for a week or so to take a break and enjoy Canada Day where it should be enjoyed. I don’t even […]
Wow, this is a post that’s up way past it’s bedtime. I don’t really have an excuse, as I have had loads of free time on my hands while iin Denver (I just seem to pitch it at WoW) Back at the start of the month, I headed to New Jersey to see the new […]
One of the uber-stations in the US last night was playing a movie I hadn’t seen in a while. The movie was Gremlins, that early eighties movie about a cute furry beast that begat nasty, reptilian beasts when mixed with water. The nasty beasts had a leader. That leader’s name was Spike. Spike loved the […]
Because you just know if it was an Anglo in Québec, the exact same thing would happen. Or not.
My world is ending… it looks like the days of 5MB mails from my dad are over!
My new home has a fairly small kitchen. It’s got an ok amount of counter space, but if I add a microwave, I lose about a third of the usable space. I’ve looked for a cart to place said microwave on, but none of them appeal to me functionally or aesthtically. I also have a […]
well, everyone else is doing it, why not us? Here’s our uncensored, highly-biased, and completely worthless commentary on the Jacko verdict: [15:17] <rw> right now i am overhearing the corporate controller and the legal secretary talking about how they are waiting for the verdict, watching the cnn feltboard [15:23] <coop> i marked jacko as having […]
so… did you know that haveing central air in 30-degree heat is only good if you remember to flip the breakers for the compressor? I thought I did, but the altitude seems to have addled my brain. Ah well, the breakers are flipped *now*, so hopefully coolness will follow shortly.