June 2005
Mystery Skis
Almost a month ago, a mysterious pair of skis showed up padlocked to a bike post at the end of my street. They appear to be 1980s vintage alpine skis and have so far astoundingly survived unstolen through the hottest weeks of the year. So... I'm totally confounded. What the hell are these relics …
Fixed Email
A kind visitor to this site brought it to my attention that the email address on the about page was returning all mail. I talked to our sysadmin today and low and behold someone had goofed up and one of the settings was incorrect. I'm not sure how long this has been the case, but I wouldn't be …
Calculated
There's a hilarious CNN story today about a kid who figured out that he could trick his school-issued Texas Instruments calculator into converting decimals to fractions despite the fact that the function was meant to be disabled. Apparently the discovery has led to a massive recall to keep kids …
Pure-o-Later
Please excuse the upcoming rant but it feels like it's forty degrees centigrade and I've had one in a long succession of bad experiences with Purolator deliveries. • Yesterday I received a call that the recall battery replacement from Apple for my iBook had been out for delivery but they were …
Algonquin Weekend
This past weekend I finally got to visit Algonquin Park for the first time. What an absolutely gorgeous part of Canada. I had anticipated an extraordinary wilderness park based on stories told by people I know who've visited, Group of Seven paintings, and by its reputation but it still outdid my …