The ISH's mainly working - though still a bit choppy - but we haven't called off the competition's service visit for next week. I understand that change is what we may need. When I asked myself whether we could have high speed that didn't cut out, I thought "yes, we can." It's about hope for the …

Someone has started a blog anticipating the election to come called "Harper Government Accomplishments." It's a useful tool if reason to pause about the meaning of "accomplishment" as it is merely a list of things done without consideration of whether they have been done well. Also, as an …

Last night was another Red Sox victory over the Yankees and something of a hint how they may actually play into October. The nibling grinding pitcher Byrd held them at bay with his masterful 88 mph "fast"ball. The guy who never could replace Manny got 4 RBIs. This quote is from the game before but …

Other than a friend's parent when I was a kid and the Undertone's song "There Goes Norman", I have little contact with Normans. Norman, the internet service provider tech, however expanded the Normy part of my world by 50% yesterday when he was over to check the issues with our high speed. He …

...or is it heli-cicle? I spotted this between Lowville and Watertown on Sunday, a snazzy frontlawn ornament indicating that jetcicles, cop-cicles and even putting your very own truck on a concrete or metal stick is well within the hopes and budget of all average folk anywhere.  •  And thank you …

Boy, a week with very limited internet access makes for a very relaxed feeling. The continuing lack of good access at home has me wondering if all this effort to make Hans happy is worth it - but what a silly thought. Hans is to blogging as those white kittens in TV ads for toilet paper to...TV … read more »

I feel badly for Hans. I even drove near Heuvleton, NY on the way here so the whole family could wave at the ancestral home of Hans. But I have to get to the South Portland library to post this week, it was closed yesterday and, frankly, there is sea life to consume instead of blogging. Notes so …

I like Maine. You know I like Maine. Google knows I like Maine for God's sake. This year we are renting an urban cottage and looking forward to it. I have no idea as to the internet access so we will see how you cope.  •  Your weekly PEI is outraged over something update: Now the government is …

You know I care. I do care. I care deeply for all those foundering in the world of Federal politics, each participant unable to get a foot hold, make a good impression, get their heads above water let alone the fray. So it was with some interest that I read the latest poll on who we like amongst …

You knew it was coming. Usually it doesn't start up until the second week. But accusations are now flying, claiming that the reason Canada has no medals in the Olympics yet is due to the fact that our "sport spending" falls short:  •  "Why are they so good?" Diving Canada technical director Mitch …

If the hostilities in Georgia have now actually stopped - not a sure thing - what of the aftermath? To say the strike against South Ossetia was ill advised is an over statement but so was Russia's response...unless their statement really was "you are mine". So where are we:  •  ...there is a …

3.5 billion? That is a lot. That is around as much as is spent on beer in Ontario annually, by the way. But some programs are being cut for reasons explicable by the voice of government, the press secretary of the PMO:  •  Kory Teneycke, the Prime Minister's press secretary, declined yesterday to …

OK, it didn't change. It's pretty much the same as last week - but it is really like that week twenty-seven weeks back if you think about it. It's kinda eerie when you think about it like that. Or mid-May 2005. It's like that, too. Weird:  •  Georgian military update: Castle Aaarrgh knows all.Best …

I don't know. I mean I like an election as much as the next guy but, you know, I kind of have a date this fall with the US election. It's always great fun to look forward to a campaign between two people who both have good sides and maybe each have a bit of an unknown factor. What's happening down …

I have to admit I know so little about the background that I am somewhat unsure what tho think about the recent incident of the Prime Minister's apology. But perhaps you have an opinion on what happened:  •  ...Mr. Harper ignored their advice. He offered the apology and left the stage immediately …

When you think about it, blogs really should be just Friday Bullets. No one really wants to know the half-baked opinions of strangers. No one really is interested in how many ways the unhappy and unintelligent drop-outs and dopes who post comments can insult. They want to know about the stuff that …

So do we like the Chinese government or not? Apparently, Mr. Harper may be suffering from some indecision on the matter, allowing a policy to be defined - imagine! - by someone else:  •  "We've got a trajectory of diplomatic and other kinds of activities that we are laying out in front of us and I …

Get traded for on the of the greatest Red Sox players of all time and win the game single handed. Not a bad way to start for Jason Bay. Every play he made we (and the crowd at Boston no doubt) thought "Manny wouldn't have done that". Best was the way doubles were triples with plenty of time to …

Can you believe it's August already? Can you believe the decade is almost over? This is crazy. Who sped up the clock? August is a month that is quite remarkable for standing for not much. Has anything remarkable happened in August? Here is a list of things that happened on this date. Hey, in 860 …