Frosty’s Drano (or the snowmen’s suicide pact)
Catherine pointed out that the current Tim Hortons “Happy Holidays” campaign depicts an ill-advised, possibly fatal, beverage choice for snowmen: To me, it’s clearly a suicide pact. They don’t want to...
View Articleweedtree
Did some remedial gardening today, which included lopping some trees that have sprung up. Man, are these things soft wood: It’s about the thickness of my wrist, and got there in only five summers....
View Articlenot so shuffley
Coincidence, I know, but what’s the odds that, out of more than 460 songs, my nano just played “The Continental”, followed by “Cheat” – both by The Sadies, but different versions of the same tune from...
View ArticleAll the printers I’ve ever owned …
An ancient (even in 1985) Centronics serial dot-matrix printer that we never got working with the CPC464. The print head was driven along a rack, and when it hit the right margin, an idler gear was...
View ArticleNanohazard Symbol Competition
Here are the entries for the International Nanohazard Symbol Competition. Sadly, the competition is closed, but my entry, given below, would certainly have won: .
View Articlethe reluctant rockstar of climate change
I was at Nicholas Stern‘s presentation to the Economic Club of Toronto today (as was Bob, David, Deb, Glenn, Paul, and about 490 others). He was very low-key; not sure if his dry sense of humour got...
View Articlewhen the black flower starts to vibrate, run away from the scary skull with...
(actually, it’s the IAEA’s New Symbol Launched to Warn Public About Radiation Dangers.)
View ArticleFresh Apples from Toronto
I’m still midway through splitting tracks, but I thought you might like to hear: The Apples in Stereo – Please (live in Toronto, 20 February 2007) Complete show to follow. I’m not really in a place...
View ArticleStewart & His Constant Search for Patterns in Randomness
Three consecutive tracks in today’s the automatic podcast from “& His” artists: May Flower — Mike Shaw & His Alabama Entertainers Call On Me — Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Reset —...
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