Posts Tagged: Nature, Space, Science, Tech
Some Bullets Some Links Some Friday
Posted by on Friday, June 4, 2010 in - 1 comment
Friday. Again. It like shaving. Look in the mirror. Another morning. Look at the calendar. Another Friday. But this is the bestest Friday of all as it is Watertown Wizards opening night. Gotta go. The Canadian dollar is down a nickle from parity so maybe the border won't be too bad. One of my best …
Friday Bullets For The Not Bullety Week
Posted by on Friday, May 14, 2010 in - 6 comments
I sat in the cold rain last evening watching pre-teen softball. At least it wasn't pre-teen soccer. It takes about ten years for someone to get soccer. Don't believe the parents, it really does. But softball is actually a good game when played by equals even if they couldn't find the strike zone …
Friday Bullets For Everyone Losing In The UK
Posted by on Friday, May 7, 2010 in - 6 comments
Well, that's an odd outcome. Labour clearly loses but both the LibDem and Conservatives took a kick in the teeth, too. Proportional Representation would only make it worse as the real effect would be a stronger third party. I had a good night's sleep and the same folk are on BBC broadcast. The …
OK - Who Said What To Thor And Why??
Posted by on Monday, April 19, 2010 in - 3 comments
Apparently, the angering of Thor is now proof that the internet does not work: "We shouldn’t have to rely on Twitter for the sort of information that could come directly and immediately from the sources themselves." But don't "the sources" have actual work to do other than informing all people all …
Tell Them You're Canadian Or At Least Worked There
Posted by on Monday, April 12, 2010 in - leave a comment
Being Canadian is sometimes like being on a committee no one notices, often for good reason. We read of this phenomena this very morning: • The U of T team determined the problem, then figured out the delicate manoeuvres needed to bring the astronauts back to Earth safely. Forty years later, the …
Spring Is Here And It Is Not All Wonderful
Posted by on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 in - 5 comments
Actually it is mainly wonderful. Except for the frigging robins. In March you think "hey, there's a robin at 5:30 pm - how nice." In April you think "hey, there's a robin at 5:30 am - where is my gun?" Who the hell designed the damn things to be cheery at dawn anyway? Why can't robins be wrens … read more »
Cell Phones Finally Have A Purpose
Posted by on Monday, March 29, 2010 in - leave a comment
Well, the car off the road situation is one thing but attacking tyranny is another: • The networks are the creation of a handful of North Korean defectors and South Korean human rights activists using cellphones to pierce North Korea’s near-total news blackout... The work is risky. Recruiters …
Friday Bullets The Evening Edition Version
Posted by on Friday, March 19, 2010 in - 3 comments
I was in Ottawa yesterday and today on March Break stuff. So the Friday Bullets are the Evening Standard edition. And why not? If I the employers of any of you I would beg bloggers to post after the work day ends and quit this man in pajamas drinking coffee at 7:12 am stuff. Ottawa was fine. Found …
Friday Bullets For The Beginning Of March Break
Posted by on Friday, March 12, 2010 in - 5 comments
There always seems to be a day off before these school breaks. The day before that is a day that nothing gets done, the ones before that focus on what you are going to do when school is closed. I will work - by comparison of significant degree - and work I will. Not with a shovel but with a …
By The Television I Laid Down And Napped
Posted by on Monday, March 8, 2010 in - 1 comment
There was a forced march yesterday morning that led to such a feeling of well being and fundamental fitness that by mid-afternoon four of six people in the house were unconscious and snoring. There was good reason. Pre-season baseball was on the TV and what better way to celebrate that first game …
