Archive for August, 2006
Wednesday, August 16th, 2006
Sorry Keith, this post is pretty much all bicycles
Hopefully, the other 19 of you readers will find something to like, though. First, Gord (who is faster than me) provides a wonderful account of his ride in the longest bike race in Canada. It sounds like a doozy of an event, and the tale is told well. Second, having just recently yammered on about […]
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Monday, August 14th, 2006
a hundred pounds of crab apples
I have a hundred pounds of crab apples in my in-laws’ freezer. I don’t see how this is likely to end well.
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Thursday, August 10th, 2006
Matchstick, Nokia, and Me: one last time
So, I thought I’d do one more post, a sort of redux of this whole deal whereby Matchstick arranged for Rogers and Nokia to give me a 6682. I’ve been using the thing as my main phone for a few months, and here’s what I think: On one hand, the camera is not good enough, […]
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Tuesday, August 8th, 2006
As seen on EV
Since riding for 80 km at an average of 30 km/h is not strenuous enough, I decided to ask my club mates a few stupid questions. Featured riders: Gord (who is faster than me), Jason, Trevor, Al, Kenny, and Jeff, and that guy I missed. Dave? Sure, it’s no dog chasing a robot vacuum, but […]
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Monday, August 7th, 2006
Electric Vehicle redux
A lot of things, including the recent release of Who Killed the Electric Car? [danger: mendacious revisionism, flash], the more constructive presentation of the Tesla Roadster (coming to a dealer not very near you in 2007, prices starting at US$80,000 for a machine that crosses a Lotus Elise with a lot of lithium-ion batteries), and […]
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Monday, August 7th, 2006
I need a friend
Seriously. One of you 20 readers out there must be a Mario Kart DS player. For the rest of you, ignore this meaningless post. For that one other, my friend code is 163284591673. Send your friend codes to the usual address. In other “I need a friend” news, I was downtown today. I parked my […]
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Monday, August 7th, 2006
My dog makes a new friend
From the Roomba website: Can it pick up pet hair?Will it startle my pet?Roomba is great for keeping up pet hair; its counter-rotating brushes actually pull the hair out of rugs and off your hard floor. Everyone’s pet is different, but most tend to react with curiousity at first, then soon after get used to […]
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Monday, August 7th, 2006
I like his latest, funnier movie
It’s gonna be a long weekend, and for me, I’m only halfway through it. First a hint: Woody Allen’s Scoop is the funniest serial-killer murder-mystery comedy ever. Yes, that’s a genre It’s also the sixth anniversary of our marriage. TLO, my lovely bride, bought me a Nintendo DS. I now have Super Mario Kart DS […]
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Thursday, August 3rd, 2006
This one’s for John
Because my youngest brother needs something to read on Friday, I’m putting this post up. I found some time management tips at a blog I read regularly. Don’t ask me why I suddenly started reading multiple economics blogs, it just is that way. The rest of this post will be personal and discursive. Those of […]
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Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006
Now pithier
A co-worker of mine claims to have coined the term “Ryanate,” yes, in reference to me. Typical usage: “dude, you totally Ryanated that guy. I haven’t seen Ryanation like that since Cousineau drank two cups of coffee in an hour.” He also claims that he has no definition for the word yet. I think it […]