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Renewal
I don’t know if my father has a ‘Bucket List’ but yesterday was a big day for him as he renewed his wedding vows. It has always been the plan for my parents to renew their vows on their 40th wedding anniversary, on a cruise, with the ceremony performed by the Captain. This was a low key [...]
iScream uScream
It’s that day… the iPhone 3G is released to those poor countries - like Canada - that haven’t had access to the wonder device. Whether you’re an Apple ‘fanboy’ (or girl) or a detractor, there’s a chance you could win a free 3G iPhone by checking out our friend at Upstart Blogger. Readers here (are there any?) will know Upstart Blogger as the designer of this theme. Ashley Morgan uses the theme on his blog, and I’ve only slightly modified it.
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Father’s Day
This is my Dad. He’s 71 years old, and it’s Father’s Day 2008 at my sister Pam’s house. Yes, that’s oxygen you see, and the black strap holds his morphine pump. My Dad is constantly, regularly asking his family not to cry for him. If you haven’t guessed he’s dying. He probably won’t see 72. He certainly won’t [...]
It begins…
No chemicals creating an Incredible Hulk a la one of this summers blockbusters, no great fanfare, no trumpets period. It’s time to start to blog. Jeffrey Zeldman sums up my dilemma best:Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content is not design, it’s decoration.
Drinking my Koolaid…
I’m Canadian, and I can’t vote in the American election. I am also a political junkie and have followed the Democratic race in the U.S. as closely as any American. As an earlier post shows, my choice for the nominee has been Hillary Clinton. The chief reasons for this are simple: I saw her as [...]
Dr. Upstart…
…or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Blog. I registered this domain in 2002, staking out my claim to a corner of the web, worried in the back of my mind that someone else may grab my little…
End in Tears
My on-going love affair with the writing of Ruth Rendell is now on End in Tears, an Inspector Wexford mystery. I only discovered Rendell about 8 months ago, though how she was off my radar I hardly know. I’ve been voraciously reading her ever since and am fascinated by her take on the mystery of average evil… the people next door who we only think we know. more…
About the blog design…
This blogs design is a slightly modified version of the brilliant Futurosity Magazine theme by Robert Ellis of Upstart Blogger. more…
Go Hillary Go!
UPDATE: see the update on my choice for the nominee. Sorry Hillary! Show the misogynists, the haters, the detractors. Give ‘em hell… don’t give up!
