My great-grandfather was in his 20′s when he brought his young family to Canada in the early 1900′s. He was a millwright, which meant that he understood machinery and structures. Being a millwright in those days was like being on the cutting edge of technology. He could build and fix anything and the New [...]
This week, I met with my boss for my annual performance review. The last year has been kinda tough as I fell in and out of love with the company. I’ve been alternately slacking off, having VERY short bursts of motivation, and generally getting ever more snarky with my clients.
Their verdict: My boss thinks I’m [...]
…except for death, taxes and Jepeto’s manic ramblings.
They look delicious, don't they?
Nein Random Thoughts
Eins) Easiest way to get out of a depression: move above sea level.
Zwei) I pay taxes. A shitload of ‘em. Health tax for healthcare. School tax for schools. Property taxes for my city’s infrastructures. Gas taxes for pollution (I [...]
…because it would seem that I wasn’t clear enough the first time. I wrote this last November and decided to repost it after I got 14 emails today from people I know and who are now automatically filtered into my junk mail file. Yeah, I’m recycling. It’s hot and my brain has melted. So sue me. [...]
Desperate Cheese Times Call For Desperate Cheese Measures
A Washington man, Harley Davidson Ironwing, is facing charges of first-degree robbery and second-degree assault for allegedly knocking down an 84-year-old man while fleeing a grocery store with five packages of string cheese hidden in his waistband. Apparently, he hadn’t eaten in 3 days and was [...]
My wrist tattoo
My neck tattoo
My shoulder tattoo
I recently wrote about my tattoos, albeit as a small part of a larger post. MikeWJ, my favourite skeleton ever, asked about my tattoos, their significance, the circumstances that led to getting them and why I stopped [...]
I was on a grocery run a few weeks back and decided to hit up one of the semi-independent stores for my fruits and veggies. Not only did they have excellent fruits and veggies at decent city prices, but they also had…a kick ass cheese section!
They had the usual Bries and Camemberts, local artisan [...]
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