Monthly Archives: June 2008

I was at the cottage and…

Posted on June 26, 2008 by

The problem of navigating through Ontario is that invariably some large body of fresh water gets in the way. Adding hours to any journey, driving around lakes and rivers is scenic but frustrating. Mainly the problem is that they haven’t … Continue reading →

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Sound Cloak

Posted on June 14, 2008 by

Read this today and was simultaneously “WOW!” and “WTF?” Experts unveil ‘cloak of silence’. Thought the idea might help get through the weekend. PS – And here’s something to look at: Prada Resort 2009. Faves? From the slideshow: 7, 12, … Continue reading →

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Facebook Killed My Blog…

Posted on June 12, 2008 by

…not that it’s completely dead or anything. But the amount of laptop time I permit myself per day is limited, and with the addition of Facebook to my online routine, there’s just less time for blogging. I mean, this blog … Continue reading →

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Memory Associations to Making Coffee

Posted on June 9, 2008 by

I think I’ve heard of this before: that our brains link certain events, and that sometimes doing one thing will remind us of doing another. Every time I make a coffee in the morning, I always think of two separate … Continue reading →

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Entering Nerdshire

Posted on June 5, 2008 by

A series of recent events caused me to realise that they should create a variation of the term “grupster” that incorporates the word “nerd”. While “negrupster” connotes a black grupster, and “grupsterd” sounds like it belongs in a toilet, I … Continue reading →

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