Category Archives: Truro NS

We didn’t have a landline for 3 days. We didn’t have high-speed for 5 days. We moved last Thursday. And naturally the Aliant workers were on strike. Which was the main reason for the delay. Sure, we had to pack … Continue reading →

Apparently, SARS is once again popping up in China, as you may have read around. One of the articles covering that topic, sported the picture (click to view in seperate window) as shown in this entry. Pretty image of a … Continue reading →

I was browsing the Zellers flyer which had an annoucement that Zellers finally has started selling ‘Stuff by Duff’. I have no idea what that stuff might be, but apparently ms. Duff is really popular with the kids. Me: I … Continue reading →

I made hutspot the other night, which is a traditional Dutch meal (French). I’m used to use corned beef, instead of the traditional ‘speklap’, but then, the concept is practically the same: it’s all about mash-mash-mash. Anyway, I was reminded … Continue reading →

I decided to buy the complete set of Matrix DVDs. It was Revolutions’ DVD release this week, and as an extra, someone gave me 4 or 5 genuine Revolutions wall posters. No really. Watching them the last couple of days, … Continue reading →

Article over at CNN makes me laugh (actually, it comes from Reuters).    “You have to be careful about jokes. They do not translate from culture to culture” As if I never discovered. I don’t understand the Canadian, or rather, Northern … Continue reading →

Tunnelvision. I suffered programmer’s tunnelvision today. Suffering tunnelvision is bad. Really bad. I need a drill. Like in, a giant drill. (Note that I was always used to call the Channel Tunnel, ‘the Chunnel’. Maybe it actually has a real … Continue reading →

Over at the BBC, an article that seems to bring closure to the Paddington crash (story about the crash). Around that time, Alfons and I were in London too: we were visiting the old City to attend the Kurt Weill … Continue reading →

I gather that the time already changed over in Holland, last week, as the picture so rightfully shows. There would have been a six hour difference between this part of the ocean and the old continent. I have just seen … Continue reading →

Temperatures have been floating around the 5 to 7 degrees here, making the ground extremely soggy. Too much snow melting too fast. It’s a mess: supposed to be raining too, all weekend. Showers. Rain, reminds me of AT&T’s ‘Rain’ commercial: … Continue reading →

I can eat a whole tub of fruit yoghurt. You know the ones that they sell in your dairy section, for around 3 dollars. In 5 minutes. Preferably peaches. Peaches are good. Yoghurt is good. 750 grams of yoghurt and … Continue reading →

Have I already mentioned that I think that the InterActual Player is actually InterActual Crap? Want to see the extra features on that new DVD? ‘Well, make sure to install the InterActual player’. Only available for Windows and Mac. Naturally. … Continue reading →

Kingdom Hospital is on tonight and apparently has rave reviews around. Reuters mentioned the following last week:    “Broadcaster ABC may finally have a successful new drama on its hands after two years of repeated misses — and it has the … Continue reading →