The Blork Blog

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Blork reaches the rost of Maxus…

Back in April I wondered why Yann Martel had inscribed my copy of “Life of Pi” with something that looked like “My rau really the rost of Maxus.” I figured it was probably “May you reach the coast of Mexico,” but I couldn’t imagine why he would bestow such a […]

It is exactly two weeks now that I’ve had this persistent head/throat/chest cold. It hit me two days after M and I got back from Mexico, beginning as the proverbial sore throat, graduating to the sinuses, and eventually working its way into the esophagus. It’s not the worst cold I’ve ever had — far from […]

A number of years ago I went through the deliberate process of testing whether or not I should trust my noggin — the little voice in my head that tells me when a risk is worth taking or should be avoided, or when to speak up, shut up, eat up, wake up, or whatever. Some […]

A coalition of Dunkin’ Donuts franchises in Quebec are suing their home office, Allied Domecq PLC. They claim that Allied Domecq PLC has not supported them in the face of the onslaught of Tim Horton’s openings that we’ve seen over the past few years. They blame Allied Domecq PLC for the “chronic decline” of the […]

/bo:d/ v.tr 1 portend, foreshow. 2 archaic forsee, foretell (evil). bode well (or ill) show good (or bad) signs for the future.
If this weekend bodes well for the rest of spring 2003, then we’re in for a treat. From Saturday until Monday (and continuing into today, Tuesday) we’ve had clear blue skies, gorgeous temperatures in […]

Among the lovely perks of my job are the complimentary copies of outstanding trade journals such as Telecom Reseller. It caters to enterprise telemanagement professionals — those people who manage the telephones and other communications networks in the tall and glassy towers of the world.
Today I was flipping through the current issue and I […]