Archive for April, 2010

Apr 30 2010

CBC Radio News in Decline

Categorized under Communication,Montreal,Rant,Stupidity

Let me begin this small rant by stating that I’ve been a hardcore fan of CBC Radio since before most of you were born. It’s not just the lack of advertising (which can make listening to commercial radio — especially in the morning — downright torturous) that makes me a fan. It’s the high standard [...]

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Apr 29 2010

Dream Guidance Needed

Categorized under Dreams,Moi

On CBC Radio 1 this morning, Melissa  Auf der Maur told Q‘s Jian Ghomeshi that she is guided by her dreams. That brought to mind a dream I had earlier this week. A bunch of elephants came to visit. Even though they were full-sized elephants, they managed to fit into my house just fine. (Oh [...]

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Apr 27 2010

Free Tulip Wallpaper

Categorized under Photography,Web/Tech

On this blustery and unseasonably cold day, I offer you another free springy wallpaper for your computer. This is a photograph of a tulip that I took in our front garden just a few days ago. It makes a great wallpaper because it is colorful, cheerful, and has a fuzzy, uncluttered area all around the [...]

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Apr 16 2010

Spiff: There’s an App for that!

Categorized under Cats,Fun,Web/Tech

Loyal readers remember Spiff, the famous cat who coached me through my first five years of blogging before he finally expired in 2005 at the age of 14. Well I’m pleased to announce that Spiff lives on in Peghole’s iPhone App, Clean My Screen! Mark (of Peghole) was looking for some images to use in [...]

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