goatee-stroking musing, or something – Page 29

Never attribute to poltergeists

… what can be more readily explained by bad wiring or static.

Whenever we walk past the computer desk,Â Doug’s stereo turns on. But on if you walk from right to left.

02007-07-28

Do you need _pellets_?

There really is a conference called Interpellets 2007.

02007-07-25

Project Gutenberg Canada / Projet Gutenberg Canada opened its doors a couple of days ago. It’s gone through several organisers since I first heard of its imminent launch in 2002, but I’m glad it got going.

02007-07-21

So, Herr Rorschach …

pen cleanings

I cleaned my fountain pens today.

02007-07-18

burning question

What’s the proper name for someone from Saskatchewan?
(apart from “Doug”.)

02007-07-13

i wish i had my camera with me

The semi-skilled busker with the snoozing-in-the-guitar-case spaniel was performing at Osgoode tonight.

02007-07-05

18 things I’d rather have than an iPhone

In response to Jill’s post to fegmaniax:

Batavus Personal Bike
Lagouille pocket knife
The Muppets Series 2 on DVD
a better film scanner
a Bill Rickard banjo
Danelectro guitar (like Syd’s)
“Unicorn Power” t-shirt
duplexer for my inkjet printer
titanium spork
a ream of Blue Angel printer paper
A4 feed tray(s) for my printer(s)
Sumo Lounge beanbag
silent Mini-ITX motherboard
bluetooth GPS
Fixpencil
Vivitar 285HV flash gun
Pelican case for the RB67
nylon-strung old Harmony banjo.

I was trying to get to 100, but I guess I’m not that acquisitive.

02007-07-04

injera frenzy

Catherine and I just had lunch at Queen of Sheba on Bloor just east of Dufferin. It was good; gentle spices and tons of flat bread to eat the meat and sauces with.

I can’t believe I have never had Ethiopian food before. I shall remedy that soon.

02007-06-16

pee-yew

There is a very bad smell blowing into Union Station from the east. It has a kind of burning manure tang to it.

02007-06-14

my new favourite word

I will use the word tortfeasor in casual conversation today.

02007-06-14

clearly an American agency

Bell Canada’s new slogan “From A to Z, the calls are free” doesn’t quite work here. In this country it would have to be “the calls are fred”.

02007-06-14

this is genius

Bob the Angry Flower – Terry, Industrious Sloth

02007-06-09

pen lament: lost angeles

Dang! Looks like I lost my Lamy fountain pen at the Los Angeles Omni.

It was very yellow, with green ink.

02007-06-08

looks like strobelight, sounds like whoop tone

I have the elevator in the Hilton Checkers in Los Angeles to thank for my new blog slogan. It’s about the fire alarm.

02007-06-07

flying sucks

Flying – especially to the US – is such a tawdry experience. You trail out to a part of town that noone would otherwise go to, you wait in line, ticketing systems malfunction in ways that airline staff accept blindly, you wait in line again, a bored immigration official grills you half-heartedly, you wait in line again (this time without shoes), then you look forward to some dinner in the departure lounge – and have to make do with some cardboard pizza, since the only other choice is a hockey bar. And all of this is a good 90 minutes from your departure time.

Why does anyone put up with this?

02007-06-05