May 2008? Could have done with a heat wave. There was frost this week and I've been having to kid's softball in the evenings for at least half the month. Did I mention softball parents are the nicest sports parents? I guess because there is no National Softball League it become OK to shout "good …

There. I've said it. It's been a long time wince I thought that much about Google. I recall the day at work when I suggested to others that they should try this new search engine instead of Web Crawler. Then Google was evil. Then Google bought everything.  •  What I like about this photo feature … read more »

That is the answer to this question apparently:  •  ““Why did it take the government five weeks to discover that documents were missing, and why did it take the government five weeks to ask a question either of the member for Beauce, the former minister, or of Madame Couillard?” Liberal foreign …

The New York Times has an article on strategies kids take to get by living in the most expensive city in North America. Funny how it reminds me of something:  •  “Peter Naddeo, a 24-year-old musician, earns $15 an hour working as a temp in Web development in Chelsea, and has perfected the tricky …

I am happy to report that I didn't spend the weekend in front of the TV watching sports. No, I was on the road. Not really visiting so much as on the road from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm Saturday and 10:00 am to 5:30 pm Sunday. The road. The road is long. With many a winding turn. And not that much sport …

How do you know that Web 2.0 is past, long gone and uninteresting? Reading yet another article about how the law needs to be changed to allow people to do things that no one wants to do anymore:  •  “Earlier this month, some fans of the NBC television programs American Gladiators and Medium found …

I mean it. It didn't get above 10C yesterday. A month ago I was getting  •  sunburns. This week I was getting mold. That is the problem with spring, if such  •  gift horses can be looked in the mouth: it's inconsistent. I want 19C to 22C, a  •  slight breeze that dies away around 2:45 in the …

I know I don't care but if there is any one else even considering this for a moment, do you?  •  “One British politician said the pair's behaviour – including selling pictures of the Queen – "diminishes the institution and compromises Her Majesty." Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb told the Toronto …

Some last minute IP work at my good pals the server masters has left me wondering what would happen if these blogs disappeared and I had 48 hours to save some stuff. What would I save? Would it be a relief to see much of it fall of the edge? In a way it would be. As it stands now, I am not sure if …

These green people are everywhere. They are looking at everything. Are you getting annoyed? As annoyed as people who still say thinks like "best...[insert thing]...ever" or "my bad" or even "whatever"? They seem to share a shortcut between could be to is. For example, who thought Nintendo players …

Is there a lazier day than Victoria Day. First it celebrates nothing we much like any more - social frigidity and colonial empire. Then there is that honest truth that for most of the Canadians out there, you have hungover. May 2-4 and all that. God has even blessed us with a rainy day so there is …

May two-fer. That is the level to which the legacy of England's fourth best  •  Queen has been relegated. Drunks at the cabin. I know one. He's there already.  •  While I prepare to go to my day's labour. It's going to rain all weekend, too.  •  No gardening for me and less fishing for the man in …

Which of you do not love Manny??? Manny is to be loved.  •  Ooops - it's already down. Try here and here and here.

Errr...you're telling me no one is doing this on our side yet??  •  “...an Air Force colonel is suggesting the U.S. military build its own “botnet,” or network of remotely controlled computers, to be ready to attack the computer networks of foreign enemies. The proposal Col. Charles Williamson III …

There must be plenty of fun around the water cooler when you work at the Vatican's observatory:  •  “Writing in the Vatican newspaper, the astronomer, Father Gabriel Funes, said intelligent beings created by God could exist in outer space...The official Vatican newspaper headlines his article …

At supper time last night, the headline read "If stressed, men more likely to crave alcohol than women: study" but not any more. I think the first draft was more honest. It seems to be tough news all around for stressed men as they also suffer from significantly higher heart attack rates …

Even with the split over the weekend, it feels like the Sox are not quite in the groove. The knuckleball wasn't there for Wake yesterday. Lowell is sputtering after being WS MVP last year. Sure they are on top but, really, you can't be dwelling on that. Nonetheless, Coco was gorgeous. An easy …

Episode 1, Part 1  •  Episode 1, Part 2  •  Episode 1, Part 3  •  Captain Scarlet.

May. Almost mid-May. This is the best part of the year, right? Is there anything better than the pre-black-fly world? It's like mosquitoes (is there an "e"?) don't exist, let alone wasps and hornets. It's still all about the plants but not quite yet the mowing. May is a time of imagination … read more »

Did you know the Russian constitution barred two consecutive presidencies for one person? No wonder the Putinese powers have placed him as Prime Minister. I wonder how long the gap has to be? Can he be el presidento, say, next Tuesday and the week's intermission be enough to satisfy the …

I thought that Tims had lost it when they introduced centralized baking. They certainly lost my trade but this is whacked:  •  “Giving a free Timbit to a baby has cost a single mother of four her job. Nicole Lilliman, 27, was fired yesterday from her Tim Hortons job for giving one of the 16-cent …

What is it about technology that makes you think your widget will solve everything? This idea is one that I trust never happens, given the foreseeable consequences variations on road rage and simple bad driving that inevitably would ensue:  •  “"Today I am talking about making aviation available … read more »

If you ever wonder who is watching the watchers and also who is watching the watchers watch, apparently it's the FBI and NPR:  •  “A multi-year investigation leads federal agents to search the Office of Special Counsel's building. Employees have alleged the agency was misused for political …

Oh, for the 1950s and their simple concerns - nuclear fear, lack of access to tea:  •  “Even in the nation's darkest hours, nothing has traditionally given so much comfort and succour to the British soul as a nice cup of tea. So much is the beverage bound up with the national character that …

Did you see Many Saturday night? Of course you - unless you are Chris - didn't because only Chris and I have invested wisely in the baseball sports package. Because of that decision we saw Manny pick a runner off at home plate throwing from the outfield. He picked him off with enough time to watch …

How was your May Day? Did you think of Stalin? Didn't pop into my head once  •  but I did about seven loads of laundry. Does that count?  •  Update: photobombing...potentially  •  NSFW depending on where you work and who is watching!  •  Were you aware that India launched ten satellites with one …

Is May the best month? Every year I get to March with gasping relief that the piercing cold is gone but it is only 60 days later that you can relax - just yesterday there was snow and hail...the size of corn kernels, too. No canned hams or golf balls but definitely corn. The crocus is done and … read more »

The last two cars I bought were no interest deals. But is the entire economy of North America moving to a place where there is no profit and no consequences from borrowing money?  •  “The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday, a smaller move than the aggressive … read more »