Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Segway
Not much time so must be brief ...
Saw my first Segway the other week. I understood these things were very slow moving, but I would describe it as moving quite slowly, or perhaps even moderately slowly. Anyway by the time our group had resolved to chase after it and push the "driver" over, it was out of range.
Nevertheless, very exciting.
Saw my first Segway the other week. I understood these things were very slow moving, but I would describe it as moving quite slowly, or perhaps even moderately slowly. Anyway by the time our group had resolved to chase after it and push the "driver" over, it was out of range.
Nevertheless, very exciting.
Labels: fall, scooters, vacation
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Very, Very Happy
Bought a new CD for the wife today. There was a little card inside which read, in part:
"Your decision to buy this recording is appreciated by more than 40,000 Canadians who work hard producing and supporting music."
Well! We've managed to make a lot of Canadians very happy! That in itself is a very fine thing. I admit I don't know what the population of Canada is - probably about 400,000 - which means we have brought joy to about 10% of the population, all with something as basic as a CD purchase. When I think of all the wonderful things Canada has given us over the years - William Shatner, Wayne & Shuster, The Guess Who etc - I'm glad that we could at least partly repay that debt.
The CD? "Greatest Irish Bands".
No, Canada! I say, thank you!
"Your decision to buy this recording is appreciated by more than 40,000 Canadians who work hard producing and supporting music."
Well! We've managed to make a lot of Canadians very happy! That in itself is a very fine thing. I admit I don't know what the population of Canada is - probably about 400,000 - which means we have brought joy to about 10% of the population, all with something as basic as a CD purchase. When I think of all the wonderful things Canada has given us over the years - William Shatner, Wayne & Shuster, The Guess Who etc - I'm glad that we could at least partly repay that debt.
The CD? "Greatest Irish Bands".
No, Canada! I say, thank you!
Labels: fall, scooters, vacation
Friday, February 16, 2007
Possibly Too Much Information
Had to provide a post-vasectomy semen sample this morning. Everything was going quite well, although unfortunately at the moment of no return I dropped the specimen jar on the floor.
And I think we'll leave it at that.
And I think we'll leave it at that.
Labels: fall, scooters, vacation
Monday, January 22, 2007
The Excitement of Live Blogging!
Today we are having all the crappy old doors in our house taken away, and nice new doors installed. Huzzah! I have no doubt this will lift the family's spirits no end.
I had planned to live blog the whole thing, but after the initial excitement of all the old doors being removed not much is happening. Some sawing, hammering, breaking glass etc, but that's about it.
UPDATE! Some doors have gone up. There was a minor crisis when one of the doors was thought to have been the wrong size, but it was a false alarm. THANK GOD.
UPDATE!! Granted, live blogging is supposed to be "live" for maximum effect, but my connection was playing up last night so this will have to do.
*Ahem*
Well, the doors are up and many, if not all, have smart new handles to facilitate their opening and closing. I tested one door by pretending to slam it repeatedly against the tradesman's head, shouting "you miserable cur, you expect to be paid for this shoddy workmanship" but then he saw me and I had to pretend I was shouting at the cat. Anyway, I gave him his money and he finally went away, leaving us alone with our new doors. At the time of writing, I have used several.
I had planned to live blog the whole thing, but after the initial excitement of all the old doors being removed not much is happening. Some sawing, hammering, breaking glass etc, but that's about it.
UPDATE! Some doors have gone up. There was a minor crisis when one of the doors was thought to have been the wrong size, but it was a false alarm. THANK GOD.
UPDATE!! Granted, live blogging is supposed to be "live" for maximum effect, but my connection was playing up last night so this will have to do.
*Ahem*
Well, the doors are up and many, if not all, have smart new handles to facilitate their opening and closing. I tested one door by pretending to slam it repeatedly against the tradesman's head, shouting "you miserable cur, you expect to be paid for this shoddy workmanship" but then he saw me and I had to pretend I was shouting at the cat. Anyway, I gave him his money and he finally went away, leaving us alone with our new doors. At the time of writing, I have used several.
Labels: scooters
