Archive for the ‘sheesh!’ Category

teh smrt

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

I carried my digital camera around all last week, forgetting that the battery was still in the charger at home …

That wouldn’t be a problem if it were the RB67 (all mechanical; no batteries), but I’d end up looking like Louis Cyr if I did.

the same desiccant

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

Pelican Peli desiccant pack, as sold by Vistek - $21.99.
40g Silica gel dehumidifier from Lee Valley - $6.95.
Can you spot the difference?

(and I’m not particularly picking on Vistek; they’re as cheap as anyone for this product when sold as a photo accessory.)

Knut Overload

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

Knut the Polar Bear Cub

nicked!

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Just saw someone getting their collar felt at Union Station for crossing the tracks - $110 fine.

a dreadful pipistrelle-related pun

Wednesday, March 14th, 2007

I don’t particularly understand why my industry gets singled out for killing wildlife, and having to carry out lengthy studies where other plants and installations don’t. But apaprently, radar ’saves bats at wind farms’.

So, if this is really true, and it were installed, would it be a bat mitzvah?

Things I Saw in Vancouver

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Things I Saw in Vancouver - and yes, there are flowers in bloom. Beware of the cute sea otters, though they’re not quite up there with the Oh Noes! otter.

Update: Dave’s photos are good - thanks!

oh dear …

Friday, February 2nd, 2007

I have discovered:

Laywines Pens and Organizers
25 Bellair Street
Toronto, ON M5R 3L3

(416) 921-7131
laywines.com

extremely childish fun with US$1 and a marker pen …

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007

Thanks to Kathy (whose name I have probably misspelled) in Kansas City for showing us this:

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE becomes FART, teehee ...

(please note: no actual US currency was defaced to make this blog posting.)

make-do drummer

Saturday, December 16th, 2006

Slogan seen on a pair of drumsticks in Kensington Market: “Maybe you can’t find the more favorable sticks!”

have they even left yet?

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

Earliest back-to-school ever; Staples has some B2S displays, and I’m not even sure the kids are out of school for the summer.

M.I.N.O.T.H.

Monday, May 8th, 2006

= man in need of Tim Hortons.

… with raspberry vinaigrette!

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

Paul and I often talked of doing this, but I see someone’s done it for real: they hacked the GO Train scrolly LED signs to read Stephen Harper Eats Babies.

ow ow ow

Friday, April 14th, 2006

So I’m flat on my back, the air acrid with Bengay. My shoulder’s twingeing like a mad thing, almost like being stabbed.

misfiled, maybe

Saturday, March 25th, 2006

In the humour section at Chapters: George W Bush & his Family Paper Dolls book…

Landscape - “Einstein A Go Go”

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

And we thought this was teh k00l v1d in 1981: Landscape - “Einstein a Go-Go”

How to dismantle an nuclear power station

Friday, February 17th, 2006

… [the] process is only projected to be completed by the end of this century, as it is not considered safe to start dismantling the highly radioactive core until the 2080s

 — BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Tackling the UK’s nuclear legacy

the mighty elocom

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

I’d been suffering from some winter eczema on the blade of my right hand. It meant (like, if I wanted to) I couldn’t karate chop, but I could probably give someone a pretty good karate sandpapering.

It got worse recently, and beyond the control of over-the-counter meds. The doctor gave me a wee pottie of Elocom, a fearsome skin ointment, on Friday. The eczema’s almost gone; it’s just a tiny bit of dry skin now.

Wet Christmas

Saturday, December 24th, 2005

It’s raining here; a lot.

m@b reads my blog!

Thursday, December 8th, 2005

How do I know that m@b reads my blog? Easy, ‘cos he hotlinked the image from the Ecobunk invitation to the Spacing Wire.

… but he is about to use an angle grinder

Friday, November 4th, 2005

Paul is Mr Safety