Everything Else
This Little Piggy Went For My Eyes
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on May 7th, 2004
Made myself bacon and eggs for breakfast this morning. It was warm and quiet, I had a cold glass of OJ, and I was enjoying the start of my day. It was so quiet, in fact, that I could hear sounds coming from my sizzling bacon that I had never heard before. A kind of Read the full article…
A Fan’s Perspective
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on May 4th, 2004
Sure the Calgary Flames played hard tonight, but I know, like every fan knows, that the real reason they won is that I stayed up until 1:30am to see the finish. More importantly, I finally know how to spell “Saprykin.”
Liquid Lens like Human Eye
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on March 15th, 2004
More and more, science is “discovering” new technological ideas by looking at how Mother Nature did it in the first place. Philips Research has created a tiny (really tiny) lens that focuses by using an electric current to change the properties of a water/oil solution, which mimicks the workings of the human eye. If you Read the full article…
Killing Brain Cells Efficiently
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on March 5th, 2004
I think the beer advertisers are out of ideas. A recent TV commercial by… geez, I can’t even remember which brewery… Budweiser? Let’s say Budweiser. Anyway, it suggests that they have really stepped things up to meet consumer demand: You said you wanted a beer that was ice cold. Done! Excuse me? This is neither Read the full article…
Frappez-Moi!
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on February 7th, 2004
Friends from Toronto are in town visiting, and wanted to go check out the Lac-Leamy casino in hull. While watching Vinnie win $250, I noticed two things: French face cards have different letters: R for the king (roi), D for queen (dame) and V for the jack (je ne sais quoi). Sounds obvious, but it Read the full article…
Jackson’s Superbowl Breast Barely Misses Boob
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on February 3rd, 2004
I only tuned in to the last 4 seconds of this year’s Superbowl, so I missed the half-time show and Janet Jackson’s naked breast, pierced nipple and all. In trying to find the footage (for sheerly research purposes, you understand), I’ve read several news articles about the incident. The funniest was in this article, which Read the full article…
Somerset Sunset
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on February 1st, 2004
Walking home from a workshop, I passed a father carrying three pairs of skates. Trailing about ten feet back was a young kid swaddled in a snowsuit and hockey jersey, carrying a tiny plastic stick. His face was hidden behind his bug-headed, full-face-mask helmet. Another ten feet behind him trundled an even smaller child, with Read the full article…
Adventures in Self-Injury
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on February 1st, 2004
After dinner tonight I tried using one of my landlady’s snuffer-things to put out the candles. [Ed’s Note: His landlady likes to light candles when they have dinner together. There is nothing more to that story.] After putting all four of them out, two were still smoking, with that little orange, glowing ember on the Read the full article…
Doing Business with Psychopaths
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on January 29th, 2004
If you enjoyed Bowling for Columbine, you must see The Corporation. After explaining how modern corporations came to be defined as “persons” in legal terms, this documentary shows how such a person would qualify, based on their behaviour, as a psychopath. This film is well-paced, well-researched, well-structured, and, well, confirms all the horrible things you Read the full article…
I Wonder if the Duck was Rough
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on January 21st, 2004
Junk email has gotten just plain ridiculous. Normally, I just erase every message that isn’t from somebody I know, but that’s dangerous to do with your work email if you get inquiries from strangers who you would like to become clients. So in some cases, I actually start reading the message before I decide to Read the full article…
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