Last week, I got a new computer at work. My old one was pretty old, and kept showing its age by randomly shutting itself off at inopportune times. So getting a new one should have been a giant upgrade. But I discovered a couple of dumb things about this new computer that baffle me. Thankfully, …
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I Got Ripped Off 0.8 Seconds Faster! This Is Awesome!
You probably know this already, but I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Even if you’re certain you’ve heard the stupidest thing you’re ever going to hear, there’s always going to be a stupider one waiting for you just around some corner somewhere. Today’s example comes to us by way of the …
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I Saw Carin Kicking Santa Claus
The night before I went to get my CPAP machine I affectionately call Santa Claus, I had a dream about what the training session would be like. In the dream, I was in a big room full of older folks and we were all learning how to use our machines. We had to watch a …
Santa Booby
I swear, I will write about other things than my adventures with my CPAP machine. It’s just so fascinating right now…at least to me. Remember when I said I hoped to have lots of weird dreams fuelled by good sleep? Well, that didn’t take long. Last night’s session with Santa Claus went the best it …
Get Ready To Remember Another Damn Area Code, Southern Ontario
I know the answer is that nowadays each individual has at least one and sometimes more depending on his job, but now and then I still can’t help asking myself just how in the hell there are so many phones. Even though southern Ontario just got a third area code in 2016, its already in …
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Santa’s Coming And He’s Gonna, Fix Your Mask
Allow me to give everybody a chance to laugh at me. Here we go. So, remember when I said I needed someone to come over and adjust things on the machine? Well, it appears that more than the machine needed adjusting. For the last week, I’ve been wearing my mask wrong. I don’t know how …
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I Believe In Santa Claus
So Santa has been here for a bit over a week now, and although things haven’t gone perfectly, I am really noticing a difference. I have energy! I have a brain that works! Sleep actually makes me feel refreshed! The machine isn’t working quite right for me, because I don’t think my mask is quite …
Santa Claus Has Come To Town
The day has come, and all those nights in the sleep lab have paid off. I have my CPAP machine. It’s called the AirSense 11 by ResMed, but I have nicknamed it Santa Claus. It monitors the quality of your sleep and how many hours you sleep and all that data goes to your doctor. …
Remember When You And Your Buddies Could Quote A Movie? Those Were Good Times
What? Huh? Why your favorite shows and films sound worse than ever I’m not one who watches a ton of modern movies or TV shows, but even I have most definitely noticed this. And it’s not just because the television in our house is old as the hills. It doesn’t matter where I am or …
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Behold The Commodordion
I like to think that I have my share of odd ideas, but then some guy comes along and makes an electronic accordion out of Commodore 64s and floppy discs and I realize that I’m pretty boring, actually.