Author Archives: ralph

About ralph

Just another blog to share some thoughts with the world. Want to comment? If you know how to contact me, I can manually set up a commenting account for you. Sorry, commenting is not open to the general public at this time.

Tax time eased with StudioTax

Posted on Sunday, 2012-Apr-15th by ralph

Just finished doing my taxes using StudioTax. It’s completely free, no bullshit, no income limits. They just ask for a donation, of which they bug you about only once, when you go and submit your netfile file. Studio Tax isn’t … Continue reading →

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Turning Science Fiction into Science

Posted on Tuesday, 2012-Mar-6th by ralph

In this day and age, so many years after the first man in space, first moon landing, first supersonic flight, first test tube baby I forget that just once in a while, there is still the occasion when we manage … Continue reading →

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My iPrayer to Steve Jobs

Posted on Wednesday, 2011-Oct-12th by ralph

Hello Mr Jobs. I see you’ve been busy in your new role as heaven’s technology innovator. I really thought you’d take it easy for a bit, but no, you’re right back in it, stirring things up as you always did … Continue reading →

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KD like it’s 1999!

Posted on Wednesday, 2011-Apr-20th by ralph

Man, I never should have eaten that package of Kraft Dinner, about a month ago. It’s like getting back on drugs man, I’ve eaten two more boxes of the stuff since then! (Okay, not like drugs, but why would I … Continue reading →

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Magpie coming back!

Posted on Thursday, 2011-Apr-14th by ralph

When I was 17 I drank some very good beer I drank some very good beer I purchased with a fake ID My name was Brian McGee I stayed up listening to Queen When I was 17 Okay – It … Continue reading →

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$3 Pizza review

Posted on Thursday, 2011-Mar-24th by ralph

So there I am at the mall at dinner time looking at the usual mall eateries. I’m not really feeling hungry, so I head over to Walmart, thinking I’ll grab some pasta and sauce and just whip up a quick … Continue reading →

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3:2 where are you?

Posted on Wednesday, 2010-Nov-24th by ralph

You’d think I’d be able to get a decent size digital picture frame in 3:2 format so I can display my DSLR pictures without having to crop the sides on all of them. For those of you that are going … Continue reading →

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Do not support making the long form census optional

Posted on Tuesday, 2010-Jul-27th by ralph

The government wants to make the long form part of the census optional – an important enough issue that I sat down and wrote a letter to my MP, despite being at work late again. I’ll let the letter speak … Continue reading →

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Oy limp icks

Posted on Saturday, 2010-Feb-20th by ralph

Every 2 years I am faced with the usual summer / winter sports obsession known as the Olympics. It’s particular bad this year as since it’s in my country, everyone and their dog is covering the event. I can live … Continue reading →

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Cooking Show Comic Genious

Posted on Sunday, 2009-Dec-20th by ralph

I got curious about what kind of internet cooking shows might be out there so I fired up You Tube and typed in “cooking shows” in their search. The “Trailer Park Cooking Show” catches my eye so I pull up … Continue reading →

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