Gifted Typist

You have to love the poetry of this. The ninth day, of the ninth month, of the ninth year. In about a half hour from this moment, the time will be: 09:09:09 am So that means it will be” 09:09:09 09/09/09 Trippy.

So it turns out that my new 1 terabyte-hard drive bit the dust. Great. I had it installed a couple of months ago because my old hard drive was getting tired and I was trying to be proactive. And I end up with a flakey new hard drive. So all my data is gone. I’ve [...]

See my Friday Herald column here. According to a recent article in the New York Times, the popular social networking site is suffering from a wave of apathy as people quit or turn into zombies. Quitters deactivate their accounts. Zombies just stop going to Facebook so their profiles remain unused. People are getting tired of [...]

To paraphrase Mr. Cooper. Today is the last day of summah. Tomorrow is the first day of school. Of course it’s sad to see the end of summer. But man it’s good to see the beginning of routine again. My life is about to get easier. Now, for that melted-down hard drive on my main [...]

See my column here. I’ve renamed the recent storm from Hurricane Bill to Boring Bill. We were ready for a natural disaster. We ended up with a windy day and big waves. Too bad for the Stupid People who when down on the slippery rocks to meet the hurricane-driven waves head on. They needed a [...]

OK so last week’s hurricane was called Bill. This weekend we’re getting another hurricane. This one is Danny. Maybe I’m just turning into a picky, pedantic typist, but shouldn’t we be alternating the honorific. For the girl hurricanes, it can remain the same. Hurricane. But for the boy hurricanes, it should be  changed to hissicane, [...]

We had a good blow, some big waves, heavy rain and interesting cloud formations. We all ran out and bought our wind-up radios, batteries, and tins of tuna. Then we sat and waited for it to hit. Stupid people went out on the rocks where furious waves were crashing.  Some were sucked in but none [...]

Just went down to the beach to feel the brunt of Hurricane Bill. We are not in the eye  of this monster storm (775 km wide) and our waves are not 14 meters like they are on other shores of the province, but it is impressive. For a moment I stood on the top of [...]

Go here for my Herald column. It’s the story of a suitcase that fell out the back of a truck and somehow found its way back again. Funny how things happen. Just when you aren’t expecting them.

See my column here. In Britain, this time of year is called silly season. There are few political stories because the politicians are all on the barbeque circuit. So that means there’s more room for silly stories. My favourite silly season story is the one about the cat who takes the bus each day. Another [...]

I don’t usually blog on a personal note. But this is personal. People around me are hurting right now, and hurting bad. They are different people, hurting for different reasons. But their pain is vicseral. I hear it claw through the raw flesh of their souls as they try to describe their rage, fear and [...]

It’s a ringtone. See today’s column here.

…with flowers. Got a new macro lens for my recent b’day and have been using it to get a view of summer flowers, some in my own garden, most not.

Visit my Herald column here. Forgetting where you put the scissors is one thing. Forgetting an article you discussed with your SO a few days ago is another thing. But when the article you forgot was on the topic of memory, well, then you really start wondering about things. Self-doubt anyone?

For a few days. Bit of swimming, bit of paddling in the mayak, which is a sit-on-top kayak. Bit of boating over to the other beaches on this lovely shore. Weather’s actually quite nice, hot and sunny with lots of good weather in the forecast. Ocean water’s not bad either, warmest North of the Carolinas, [...]