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From Thunder back to Sun

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Arthur

Today’s weather was as abnormal as it could be: Weather Canada had issued a weather warning for the region around Saint John, forecasting thunderstorms, heavy rain, windgusts and hailstones as big as 2 cms. We didn’t get the stones, but … Continue reading →

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I didn’t but then I did

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Arthur

I remember a time, a pre-internet time, when chain-letters were the rage: I’m not sure what attracted people to send these ones out to others, classmates and relatives. I always thought it was an innocent concept, that is until those … Continue reading →

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Roll up the Rim 2008

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Arthur

If you read this blog, you’d know that I’ve been tracking the Hortons’ ‘Roll up the Rim’ contest for quite a while (“Since 2002”). Just like last year, 2008 also misses the ‘breakdown of winning cups per size’ which makes … Continue reading →

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Web traffic

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Arthur

Right in time for this year: the current statistics for this domain, which includes a chart with extremely boring colours (click the image on the right of this paragraph). Last year, I didn’t list the individual page views: these are … Continue reading →

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Made in WhereEverLand

Posted on November 18, 2007 by Arthur

My Apacer multi-card reader just broke on me. Upon closer inspection, the pins on both ends of the CompactFlash reader seem to have broken off1. Maybe I was in a stage of ‘excited delirium’, which according to popular belief, makes … Continue reading →

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Heathrow, sucks and then II

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Arthur

Talking about Heathrow (previously), I just read this October 4th Boing-Boing entry about that very same airport. Hey, lets share that pain when flying via Heathrow! The lines are like something out of the ninth pit of hell, especially in … Continue reading →

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Heathrow, sucks and then

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Arthur

You know that you went too far giving instructions about ‘Heathrow’, ‘flying by plane’ or ‘entering no-mans-land called Customs’, when you become aware that the instructee is a actually a regular flyer too. OK. Then. No worries. Safe flight. That … Continue reading →

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The Soviets are here

Posted on August 19, 2007 by Arthur

I was going to write an anecdotal posting about that ‘Red Dawn’ movie (earlier) after I saw it mentioned (or referenced to) in a ‘Scrubs’ rerun (‘Wolverines!’). Yeah, uh, no, I don’t think I’d like to think of that movie. … Continue reading →

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Guitar.

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Arthur

Alfons made this great photo of 2 cellos (violins? It’s actually hard to guess the size of them in that picture), after attending a concert in The Netherlands. I guess copying is the highest form of flattery: I was forced … Continue reading →

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Roll up the Rim 2007

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Arthur

Hey: it’s the new accounting year clocking in and, guess what: Tim Hortons’ Roll Up The Rim 2007 has just started. This means another glorious year of more ‘less winning donuts’ and more ‘less winning coffees’. Go Team. I was … Continue reading →

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A closer look

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Arthur

Someone was curious about the current (running) statistics of this domain, and particularly, this blog. I’ll let you do the math. Some side comments: about the majority of traffic comes from search engines, as you could have told from the … Continue reading →

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Dreaded – rain

Posted on January 1, 2007 by Arthur

Earlier, we decided to head out with camera gear and walk towards a place we call ‘the deer park’. We struck up a brief conversation with a lady, kids and their grandfather, who were astonished to see that a (majestic) … Continue reading →

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Yes. And you too.

Posted on December 31, 2006 by Arthur

We have been walking around a lot, cameras on our necks, reflecting on the last couple of days, from deathbed to funeral. Not all of it bad either: when people die, it appears that there’s a lot of catching up … Continue reading →

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