Sing it Karen - loved that voice.
This morning at the crack of dawn visited the Tilley store. Well, 10 actually, they keep normal hours. If you've seen me, you will know I wear a brimmed hat. It is a Tilley. Guaranteed for life, not to wear out. Of course, it does. They replace it free.
I bought the first Tilley T3, 25 years ago ( almost )on the day after our wedding, w/ money from the celebration. I paid $25 and M said " who pays $25 for a hat ? ". I kept taking hats back and got replacements. Then in 2008, the hat blew off and was lost in the lake. I bought a new one for $ 75.
Tilley also insures the hat for loss up to 5 years, and they pro-rate the loss.
This hat is now my tenth Tilley. And they let me keep the ' old one ' for a gardening hat.
If your keeping score and why would you, I'm 2 for 2 this AM. My burner came from the BBQ company. This burner is the free replacement ( see, free replacement is the theme ). Of course, the bundle had no screws. The old ones were rustier than the burner unit. In fact the first screw that I tried to turn fell out. Maybe I could use wooden pegs and just replace them as they wear out.
The USILA poll results are out and JHU moved up 1 place to 10 th. In the final 16, the top 8 get home field advantage. It really is for Hop ( in May ). I was hoping for 5 th but that didn't happen. A # 10 placing in the final 16 will probably have JHU playing - Duke / Va / NC which is not good.
Weather here is coolish / dribbles coming down w/ rain predicted. Warm winds for the rest of the week have us shooting into the mid to
hi 70 s. Thats 21 C + but you readers are Americanos.
Monday, 30 April 2012
Sunday, 29 April 2012
Sequitor
As a follow up to my mention of CIRA, CIRA made the news in the business section.
Canadian Internet Regulating Agency (?), is a non profit conglomerate of interested parties in internet safety / promotion. It is well funded and thought to have high integrity ( world wide opinion ).
However, it seems that CIRA wants to control, who controls CIRA. The movement inside CIRA is to curb , general, public participation in the governance of CIRA. Apparently, people off the street can't be trusted b/c they could have an agenda. Therefore, the assumption goes if you run a business you can govern CIRA b/c your business has no agenda contrary to the integrity of CIRA.
Crikey, Thurs at mid-night I didn't even know CIRA existed. Now I'm reading 4 column reports on the governance of CIRA.
Well. Yesterday's game ( the game )wasn't broadcast on ESPN or any big TV station. I don't receive any U.S. cable service so I'm not allowed to watch JHU on ESPN or listen via CBS sports ( a cross border thing ).
I saw a link to " video/stats " on LaxPower - Live Action Game Reports - media services.
Loyola was broadcasting the game locally, on the internet. Got to watch the whole game. Bingo-bango we have a 5 goal lead and the ' dogs haven't scored. Loyola did what Loyola has done all year, they scored goals. in fact they scored 9 goals to Hop's 4. Yepper, tie game and sudden death OT. The buffering went out twice, once in the third 1/4 and yessir, in OT.
I saw the replay, the goalie didn't. Whose goalie , theirs. A pass comes out front. A Canadian throws the ball toward a Bluejay who flicks his stick at it, the ball drops down and rolls in the goal. So, they played for 63 min and 57 sec and the ball rolls across the goal line. Hop has knocked off one of two undefeated teams and for the second time this year , I think, they've beaten the #1 ranked team ( I'm sure Va was #1 when they lost to Hop ).
And I was thinking while Loyola was scoring goals w/ abandon the last 1/2 of the game. no one is going to give JHU credit for hanging in tough against #1. The story line would be " Bluejays blow another big lead ". With the win the question becomes, who will give the 'dogs credit for coming back from almost oblivion.
Ah such is life.
This is not as Nigel Starling would say " the struggle is the glory " situation. Nigel was a missionary in Africa in the movie " Ghost and the Darkness " ( which I've surely, mentioned previously ). You win / you lose.
Truth be told, the sportswriters at Inside Lacrosse, have a weekly pool, picking the winners in a set of games. They picked Hop 7 -5 over Loyola. This speaks to the bias, that is perceived, JHU vs other teams.
As Petriemala has said repeatedly ( this is Coach Petro ) " this is Hopkins, there is an expectation among the fans, the team and everyone else, that Hopkins should win ". of course, I bask in the expectation and live and wither with the results.
Maybe, its just me, but I think Hop wins more close games and blows more leads than any other team, that I notice. Focus ? , since I key on JHU all year. Perhaps other teams feel the same way.
Actually, in the Lacrosse Annual that JHU publishes there is a stat about how many 1 goal games Hop has won. A bunch.
Oh and our Toronto Rock of the NLL won their last game and lock up first place and a game against the Buffalo Bandits. I can't figure which name is worse, " Rock or Bandits " How about the Toronto Hammers or Toronto Smoke ( we are sometimes called the " big smoke ".
Apparently, if you drive south from the higher ground you can see the smog sitting over T.O.
Kind of " don't drink the water and don't 'eat' the air ".
Canadian Internet Regulating Agency (?), is a non profit conglomerate of interested parties in internet safety / promotion. It is well funded and thought to have high integrity ( world wide opinion ).
However, it seems that CIRA wants to control, who controls CIRA. The movement inside CIRA is to curb , general, public participation in the governance of CIRA. Apparently, people off the street can't be trusted b/c they could have an agenda. Therefore, the assumption goes if you run a business you can govern CIRA b/c your business has no agenda contrary to the integrity of CIRA.
Crikey, Thurs at mid-night I didn't even know CIRA existed. Now I'm reading 4 column reports on the governance of CIRA.
Well. Yesterday's game ( the game )wasn't broadcast on ESPN or any big TV station. I don't receive any U.S. cable service so I'm not allowed to watch JHU on ESPN or listen via CBS sports ( a cross border thing ).
I saw a link to " video/stats " on LaxPower - Live Action Game Reports - media services.
Loyola was broadcasting the game locally, on the internet. Got to watch the whole game. Bingo-bango we have a 5 goal lead and the ' dogs haven't scored. Loyola did what Loyola has done all year, they scored goals. in fact they scored 9 goals to Hop's 4. Yepper, tie game and sudden death OT. The buffering went out twice, once in the third 1/4 and yessir, in OT.
I saw the replay, the goalie didn't. Whose goalie , theirs. A pass comes out front. A Canadian throws the ball toward a Bluejay who flicks his stick at it, the ball drops down and rolls in the goal. So, they played for 63 min and 57 sec and the ball rolls across the goal line. Hop has knocked off one of two undefeated teams and for the second time this year , I think, they've beaten the #1 ranked team ( I'm sure Va was #1 when they lost to Hop ).
And I was thinking while Loyola was scoring goals w/ abandon the last 1/2 of the game. no one is going to give JHU credit for hanging in tough against #1. The story line would be " Bluejays blow another big lead ". With the win the question becomes, who will give the 'dogs credit for coming back from almost oblivion.
Ah such is life.
This is not as Nigel Starling would say " the struggle is the glory " situation. Nigel was a missionary in Africa in the movie " Ghost and the Darkness " ( which I've surely, mentioned previously ). You win / you lose.
Truth be told, the sportswriters at Inside Lacrosse, have a weekly pool, picking the winners in a set of games. They picked Hop 7 -5 over Loyola. This speaks to the bias, that is perceived, JHU vs other teams.
As Petriemala has said repeatedly ( this is Coach Petro ) " this is Hopkins, there is an expectation among the fans, the team and everyone else, that Hopkins should win ". of course, I bask in the expectation and live and wither with the results.
Maybe, its just me, but I think Hop wins more close games and blows more leads than any other team, that I notice. Focus ? , since I key on JHU all year. Perhaps other teams feel the same way.
Actually, in the Lacrosse Annual that JHU publishes there is a stat about how many 1 goal games Hop has won. A bunch.
Oh and our Toronto Rock of the NLL won their last game and lock up first place and a game against the Buffalo Bandits. I can't figure which name is worse, " Rock or Bandits " How about the Toronto Hammers or Toronto Smoke ( we are sometimes called the " big smoke ".
Apparently, if you drive south from the higher ground you can see the smog sitting over T.O.
Kind of " don't drink the water and don't 'eat' the air ".
Saturday, 28 April 2012
Saturday in the morning
I know, you don't care. Huh, here's what has been accomplished this AM.
Lawn got mowed - check ( neighbour's kids did it , yep hired them for the summer )
Computer was checked for " domain mis-use virus ". On Thurs night on RCI, the topic was a domain piracy story. Apparently, a virus is going around that affects how your computer is routed from domain to domain. BTW - if this sounds like gobbledy-gook , its not the show's fault but mine b/c I can't explain the situation properly. Go to CBC radio - RCI and the " Link " is the program, Thurs Apr 26 and there is a web address you can click on.
You can monitor how your computer is directed and check the domain name. The FBI as well as other organizations are aware of this fraud. The FBI in particular is using its computer programs to block or rectify the piracy. The FBI will pull down their service come July.
I went to a CIRA site ( something about domain providers against bad things - kidding, I forget what they are ) and the program determines if its likely your computer has been affected. I passed.
Dug and sprayed for weeds and veg growing in the interlock - crikey what a pain that is. The interlock is old - read big cracks and lots of dirt in the spaces. The veg grows like weeds.
Now, we wait to see how the boys of spring do against Loyola - undefeated, # 1 ranked. The game is at " the dog pound " b/c these are the Greyhounds of Loyola University of Maryland .
Hate going to the pound, it is alien territory being up the street from Homewood. They don't like us much up there in doggy land.
GO JAYS GO heck I'm not bias. We have bam-bam sticks in the front window that say " JHU ROTC Go Jays - Blue Jays Unlimited "
Lawn got mowed - check ( neighbour's kids did it , yep hired them for the summer )
Computer was checked for " domain mis-use virus ". On Thurs night on RCI, the topic was a domain piracy story. Apparently, a virus is going around that affects how your computer is routed from domain to domain. BTW - if this sounds like gobbledy-gook , its not the show's fault but mine b/c I can't explain the situation properly. Go to CBC radio - RCI and the " Link " is the program, Thurs Apr 26 and there is a web address you can click on.
You can monitor how your computer is directed and check the domain name. The FBI as well as other organizations are aware of this fraud. The FBI in particular is using its computer programs to block or rectify the piracy. The FBI will pull down their service come July.
I went to a CIRA site ( something about domain providers against bad things - kidding, I forget what they are ) and the program determines if its likely your computer has been affected. I passed.
Dug and sprayed for weeds and veg growing in the interlock - crikey what a pain that is. The interlock is old - read big cracks and lots of dirt in the spaces. The veg grows like weeds.
Now, we wait to see how the boys of spring do against Loyola - undefeated, # 1 ranked. The game is at " the dog pound " b/c these are the Greyhounds of Loyola University of Maryland .
Hate going to the pound, it is alien territory being up the street from Homewood. They don't like us much up there in doggy land.
GO JAYS GO heck I'm not bias. We have bam-bam sticks in the front window that say " JHU ROTC Go Jays - Blue Jays Unlimited "
Friday, 27 April 2012
Cell phones - the new religion
I mentioned controversial topics e.g. religion. But daring soul that I am, the rant to-day is about cell phones.
Huh ? Where did this come from ?
I topped up my 2 ( count 'em two )cell phones.
M has one too. One cell ph is the local Toronto number and the other is a QMH cell ph.
The QMH ph is maintained so that neighbours up at QMH don't need to dial long distance to call me.
So far in two years, 95 % of calls to that QMH number come from M. The other 5 % are local calls neighbours and businesses.
Why does M call, both phones are pay-as-you-go at 25 cents / minute therefore, we need to balance usage over the two phones. To wit , both phones started last May w/ approx $ 100 credit. To-day, even w/ our " balance the phones out " attempts, the QMH # had $ 54 credit and the Toronto # had $ 34 credit.
However, if you do the math, you'll see even at 25 cents / min which is el ludicreso, my phones cost 100 dollars to use for the year ( almost ). M pays $ 10 / month and the balance rolls over ( her plan is grandfathered ). Bell cellular changed their policy 2 years ago and I lost the roll-over, so I quit Bell Cell.
The phones were bought for $ 150. So, total for the 3 phones $220 / year.
Yep, I'm too cheap to get a monthly plan. I could probably get by with 1 phone and $ 500 a year unlimited texting etc. But the neighbours at QMH would need to dial LD.
Cell phone etiquette. Last night four guys had their cell phones ( organizers - net ready electronics ) turned on. One guy has two tones one dings for e-mails ( all night long ) the other ding is a song that plays for phone calls. He picks up right at the table and carries on a conversation.
On Wed night the QMH league, everyone turns off their cell phones to play cards.
Two items here, yes it's inconsiderate to talk on the phone at the table but I suspect this is normal behaviour for the guy and he knows , no other way to deal w/ the phone ( i.e. the phone is his identity ).
The second item that I noticed is, you should not talk on the phone in front of others b/c the way you speak while on the phone reveals nuances such as how you feel about that person or the topic, most likely both. People listening can only assume your facial expressions etc are the same when you talk to them on the phone.
I've witnessed times in public where I've said " I'm glad I'm not on his speed dial ".
Then there is the inevitable " emergency call " while driving. There must be massive emergencies all over considering how amny people are on the phone.
Further, in a car w/ 4 people, its the driver on the cell phone not the passengers. Or maybe you notice the driver more, I don't think so.
Huh ? Where did this come from ?
I topped up my 2 ( count 'em two )cell phones.
M has one too. One cell ph is the local Toronto number and the other is a QMH cell ph.
The QMH ph is maintained so that neighbours up at QMH don't need to dial long distance to call me.
So far in two years, 95 % of calls to that QMH number come from M. The other 5 % are local calls neighbours and businesses.
Why does M call, both phones are pay-as-you-go at 25 cents / minute therefore, we need to balance usage over the two phones. To wit , both phones started last May w/ approx $ 100 credit. To-day, even w/ our " balance the phones out " attempts, the QMH # had $ 54 credit and the Toronto # had $ 34 credit.
However, if you do the math, you'll see even at 25 cents / min which is el ludicreso, my phones cost 100 dollars to use for the year ( almost ). M pays $ 10 / month and the balance rolls over ( her plan is grandfathered ). Bell cellular changed their policy 2 years ago and I lost the roll-over, so I quit Bell Cell.
The phones were bought for $ 150. So, total for the 3 phones $220 / year.
Yep, I'm too cheap to get a monthly plan. I could probably get by with 1 phone and $ 500 a year unlimited texting etc. But the neighbours at QMH would need to dial LD.
Cell phone etiquette. Last night four guys had their cell phones ( organizers - net ready electronics ) turned on. One guy has two tones one dings for e-mails ( all night long ) the other ding is a song that plays for phone calls. He picks up right at the table and carries on a conversation.
On Wed night the QMH league, everyone turns off their cell phones to play cards.
Two items here, yes it's inconsiderate to talk on the phone at the table but I suspect this is normal behaviour for the guy and he knows , no other way to deal w/ the phone ( i.e. the phone is his identity ).
The second item that I noticed is, you should not talk on the phone in front of others b/c the way you speak while on the phone reveals nuances such as how you feel about that person or the topic, most likely both. People listening can only assume your facial expressions etc are the same when you talk to them on the phone.
I've witnessed times in public where I've said " I'm glad I'm not on his speed dial ".
Then there is the inevitable " emergency call " while driving. There must be massive emergencies all over considering how amny people are on the phone.
Further, in a car w/ 4 people, its the driver on the cell phone not the passengers. Or maybe you notice the driver more, I don't think so.
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
world peace
The standard criticism of the Miss America pageant was the final interview when every contestant wanted world peace.
I discovered that they probably meant " meta world peace "
which I thought was an NGO working in the middle east.
Lo and behold its a basketball player who hit the news cycle again with a multi-game suspension. I recognize that I'm a little out of touch but some info is bizarre.
Will Rogers was right, he didn't need to make anything up, people are enough.
In Alberta, the Wild Rose party which is supposedly more right wing than the Progressive Conservatives finished second to the PC party. The commentary was that this election showed that a middle of the road party can win in Alberta. I figure the politics in Alberta is so right wing - middle of the road puts them on a par with the Tea Party.
In Toronto, a bus collided w/ a transport truck. The truck won.
The way this blog is going, I figure religion is the next topic.
I discovered that they probably meant " meta world peace "
which I thought was an NGO working in the middle east.
Lo and behold its a basketball player who hit the news cycle again with a multi-game suspension. I recognize that I'm a little out of touch but some info is bizarre.
Will Rogers was right, he didn't need to make anything up, people are enough.
In Alberta, the Wild Rose party which is supposedly more right wing than the Progressive Conservatives finished second to the PC party. The commentary was that this election showed that a middle of the road party can win in Alberta. I figure the politics in Alberta is so right wing - middle of the road puts them on a par with the Tea Party.
In Toronto, a bus collided w/ a transport truck. The truck won.
The way this blog is going, I figure religion is the next topic.
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Missing
So far, we missed the brunt of the storm. We saw pictures from Cleveland, Oh and further north in Ont.
The corn gluten is well watered in by now, frozen but watered in.
BTW - " knight in shining armour " lyric was the Stones, form the album ( yep, vinyl magic ) " Emotion " ? never got this one.
PP ( pet peeves ) this machine is a Dell Studio laptop 19 in. Complaint ! It seems to run down ( battery ) pretty quick. I guess I run the screen at " fairly bright " and I've seen that this power usage causes quicker run down time. the setting is " balanced power " . The icon tells you that 1h 15, is 45 % power. But that was just yesterday, I think.
A friend said that the best routine for the battery is to run the battery down and re-charge when the icon says to re-charge. I'm charging now. Actually, A , takes his battery out of the laptop and plugs it in. i'm not sure that I want to do that although, the laptop seldom gets used anywhere but inside a house or building w/ power access.
On the netbook, I decided to try "power saver "mode and use a dimmer screen. I'm practicing for when I use " e -book " or Caliber to read a book on the netbook. Someone gave us 800 books on a thumb drive plus the " caliber " program.
My first download was " The rum diary " by H.S. Thompson.
The DVD was a disappointment. did I say this already ?
Apparently, the dimmer setting makes reading on the netbook easier on the eyes and saves power. assuming, of course, that you read a long time i.e. more than 1/2 h at a time.
The corn gluten is well watered in by now, frozen but watered in.
BTW - " knight in shining armour " lyric was the Stones, form the album ( yep, vinyl magic ) " Emotion " ? never got this one.
PP ( pet peeves ) this machine is a Dell Studio laptop 19 in. Complaint ! It seems to run down ( battery ) pretty quick. I guess I run the screen at " fairly bright " and I've seen that this power usage causes quicker run down time. the setting is " balanced power " . The icon tells you that 1h 15, is 45 % power. But that was just yesterday, I think.
A friend said that the best routine for the battery is to run the battery down and re-charge when the icon says to re-charge. I'm charging now. Actually, A , takes his battery out of the laptop and plugs it in. i'm not sure that I want to do that although, the laptop seldom gets used anywhere but inside a house or building w/ power access.
On the netbook, I decided to try "power saver "mode and use a dimmer screen. I'm practicing for when I use " e -book " or Caliber to read a book on the netbook. Someone gave us 800 books on a thumb drive plus the " caliber " program.
My first download was " The rum diary " by H.S. Thompson.
The DVD was a disappointment. did I say this already ?
Apparently, the dimmer setting makes reading on the netbook easier on the eyes and saves power. assuming, of course, that you read a long time i.e. more than 1/2 h at a time.
Monday, 23 April 2012
Give me shelter from the storm
We are expecting a a warm front from the G of Mexico and a northern cold front at the same time. Snow / sleet /hail and wind. Well its 8 AM and we got the wind.
BTW - M heard randy Bachman's " Vinyl Tap " on Sunday heading home from Baltimore. There was a station out Kingston way that carries a Sun night feed. She said it was interesting.
Ah, maybe after 25 years we have something in common.
" A ship-wrecked sailor on this coast bids you set sail. Full many a gallant sail weathered the storm 'ere this ship was lost "
This inscription is supposed to be or was on the headstone of grave in the Mediterranean somewhere.
I think that I borrowed the post title above from a Bob Dylan song.
" I will be your knight in shining armour coming to your emotional rescue " probably the " Rolling Stones " I'll look it up
BTW - M heard randy Bachman's " Vinyl Tap " on Sunday heading home from Baltimore. There was a station out Kingston way that carries a Sun night feed. She said it was interesting.
Ah, maybe after 25 years we have something in common.
" A ship-wrecked sailor on this coast bids you set sail. Full many a gallant sail weathered the storm 'ere this ship was lost "
This inscription is supposed to be or was on the headstone of grave in the Mediterranean somewhere.
I think that I borrowed the post title above from a Bob Dylan song.
" I will be your knight in shining armour coming to your emotional rescue " probably the " Rolling Stones " I'll look it up
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