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.

Evil Blinky Self Serve

Posted on Monday, 2006-Oct-23rd by ralph

So a couple of months ago I tried out the new self – serve checkouts at Home Despot. You know, the ones where you scan your own stuff. They even have evil blinky green lights to try and get your … Continue reading →

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USA! USA!

Posted on Saturday, 2006-Oct-7th by ralph

You know, Canadians spend so much time bashing Americans we forget that Americans at their best produce some truly awe – inspiring feats unmatched the world over. Specifically today I am referring to the Mars Rovers, which are sending back … Continue reading →

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Home Improvement Wiki, where art thou?

Posted on Tuesday, 2006-Sep-26th by ralph

I’m going to start with my conclusions rather than how I got there – you can read on if you want all the grisly details. What did I learn today? The internet sucks on home improvement advice. Sure, it’s fine … Continue reading →

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Savor it – a good idea comes forth from Government

Posted on Thursday, 2006-Sep-21st by ralph

It is rare that governernment comes out with something new that actually improves “the system” – the methods in which we get service from the government. Well, Canada Post has introduced permanent stamps – the idea being that you buy … Continue reading →

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30 is good to know

Posted on Friday, 2006-Sep-15th by ralph

So I was driving home last night from the bar when I run across a check stop. Now, since I’d been drinking, my first panic reaction was ‘oh shit, I’m screwed’. I pull up to the officer and immediately mis-understand … Continue reading →

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Flickr is my friend

Posted on Monday, 2006-Sep-4th by ralph

IMG_0989aOriginally uploaded by ferreth. I have a flickr account. Look at the pretty pictures. Ooooh, aaaah…. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferreth/

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I found my Mug!

Posted on Sunday, 2006-Sep-3rd by ralph

If I have actually talked to you in meat space in the last month or so, you may remember me lamenting that I somehow lost my mug. Not just a mug but my favorite mug, given to me by a … Continue reading →

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Bison – the Other Red Meat

Posted on Sunday, 2006-Aug-27th by ralph

For my auspicious first post I give you… Bison meat. My dad phones me yesterday and tells me that Crossroads market has a dealer selling bison meat from their farm. So I braved the crowds there on a Sunday to … Continue reading →

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