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  • Resident Expert

    I seem to get a lot of requests for advice.  And on a lot of different topics.  Often things I know little to nothing about.  Things I’ve been asked for my “expert” advice on in the last week alone include: statistical analysis relationships grammar copyright law directions fashion PowerPoint Photoshop website design costs authorship hockey […]

  • The Dangers of Shopping Around Halloween Time

    Disclaimer: Dan, you probably shouldn’t read this posting. I know you will, but you can’t say I didn’t warn you. The Scene: I’m walking down the street and see a toy shop and remember that there is something in said shop that I want to buy.  I also notice that there are an insane number […]

  • The Five Things Meme

    After a crazy 9 hour workday where I had way too much actual thinking work to do and not nearly enough time in which to do it, which occurred after staying out until 2:30 a.m. at Shower Power at the Odyssey last night (which is always a good thing to do before a day when […]

  • Looking for a good place to buy a wig

    Does anyone know of a good place in Vancouver to buy a wig that (a) is relatively inexpensive and (b) doesn’t look too cheap? Because, you know, it’s Halloween coming up. And I’m going to a Madonna concert next week.  And wigs are fun. Photo credit: Miss Wendy in the Flickr Room with a Creative […]

  • Battle of the Gum Packages

    For some unknown reason, I’ve been a wee bit enthralled with gum packages lately.  Both of these, in particular, caught my eye in the grocery store: I’m not sure what the “5” is supposed to mean on the “Cobalt” gum packages. And is it coincidence that “5” and “S” look so much alike?  Um, probably. […]

  • Third Tuesday

    Went to Third Tuesday tonight!  I’ve missed the last few due to having other events that I was committed to on those nights, but I managed to get out to tonight’s 3T at Republic1.  Which was good, ‘cuz I was quite interested in the topic: Marketing New Media to Traditional Decision Makers: Overcoming the Challenges.  […]

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    Saw a link to this article over on Derek’s blog: “Consider the rather startling fact that you will never know you have died. You may feel yourself slipping away, but it isn’t as though there will be a “you” around who is capable of ascertaining that, once all is said and done, it has actually […]

  • Nice Happy Pretty Things

    Due the election and my rising fear of being stuck with another Conservative* government, my blog has been filled with a lot of piss1 and vinegar2 lately.  Plus, I’ve been sick and, thus, whiny.  So I thought that today, you know, for a change of pace, I’d talk about some nice things. Happy things!  Pretty […]

  • Buckley’s Mixture Looks Like Semen

    My throat hurts like a mofo.  I was fine yesterday, but I woke up feeling like someone had taken sandpaper to my throat. I drank water. I drank tea. I drank more water. I even choked down some dreaded Buckley’s Mixture. I continued to drink water. I played a hockey game1. And I sucked on […]

  • Children Love My Footwear

    Last week I was walking through Children’s Hospital and a little girl, maybe 2 or 3 years old was staring wide-eyed at my feet.  She then pointed and yelled at the top of her little lungs: “LOOK!!!  BOOTS!!!”  “Yes,” her dad said, “The lady has on very nice boots.” Today, I was sitting in the […]

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