Wow! Without even meaning to, I just broke a kid’s heart! Hopefully I managed to put it back together. I took Trixie out for her usual business routine. As we come out the door, we usually go up to the left into the bushes. If we cut to the left too soon, we hit a …
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Parlez-Vous Français?
Remember back when I said I was going to take a conversational French class? Well, today I started it, and although we had a couple of bumps, I think dear old French teacher and I are going to get along fine. First, let me describe my entrance to the class, because it was, well, unceremonious. …
Either Phones Are Getting Worse, Or I’m A Chronic Mumbler.
This has happened to me twice now. I ordered two different things from the states from two different companies, and I ordered them both over the phone. In both cases, when I said Guelph, they wrote down “Guelth!” I even spelled it, and they still thought my p was a t! Do I mumble that …
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You Do, I Do, Everyone Everywhere Loves, The Spring
Did anyone else have to sing that little ditty for the music festival? Did anyone else wonder what a hey ding-a-ding was? Apologies for butchering the spelling, I can’t find the lyrics anywhere! I can’t remember if it had some kind of weird title, but typing in the few bits I remember from when I …
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Heavy On Confusion, Light On Logic
Explain this logic to me. You go to a store and buy some things. You have a backpack on. You say you’d like to put the things you bought in the backpack so your hands will be free. The people at the store help you put a bunch of stuff in the backpack, and then …
Do You Hear What I Hear? I Hope So.
Remember when I said that I thought evolution was removing people’s ability to see? Now I think they’re losing their ability to listen. People can hear, but they just can’t process what they’re hearing worth a shit. Here’s one example. I went into the post office. I told the lady that I had to mail …
Give Me All Your Money! No Really, It’s Ok, You Know Me.
I just had an interesting and highly illogical conversation with a nice woman from the March of Dimes who was going around our building to sign people up for something called the Dime Plan, a monthly donation scheme to benefit the physically disabled. She told me that I didn’t have to part with any money …
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Excuse Me. Can You Point Me In The Direction Of The Reaper?
This story about an assisted suicide facility in Switzerland moving in next to a brothel is a little quirky, but this statement jumped out at me. The only problem ever is that Dignitas (the assisted suicide centre) doesn’t advertise its presence – and a lot of people get lost and have to ask for directions. …
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Make Something Idiot Proof And The World Will Make A Better Idiot
Japanese scientists have invented smart glasses that they say can help you find things you’ve lost by playing back recordings made by a built-in camera of the last time you were with the object you’re looking for. This is a pretty neat idea, but what are you supposed to do if you lose your glasses?
What’s A Thank You?
I came across a sign of a sad state of affairs today. I’ve seen it before, but today, it demanded to be posted. Yesterday, I tried to leave my apartment building. I could get as far as down the driveway and to the sidewalk, but no further. Where there should have been a sidewalk, there …