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.

Prediction for 2009: Duke Nukem Forever will finally be released!

Posted on Thursday, 2009-Jan-1st by ralph

Alright, you might be thinking ‘wtf is he smoking?’ or ‘wtf is Duke Nukem?’, if you’re young enough. That second part is scary. It has been well over TEN YEARS since the original Duke Nukem 3D was released. It was … Continue reading →

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My Style of Webcomics

Posted on Wednesday, 2008-Dec-24th by ralph

I don’t know why I’m not big into the Calgary comic expo, because I do like comics. I attended in 2008, and mostly went for the SF BSG, and ST:TOS guests. But for the comic part of the convention? Meh. … Continue reading →

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Shamwow humour

Posted on Tuesday, 2008-Oct-21st by ralph

I got to wondering about those Shamwow things they advertise on TV. You can watch the ad online in case you never watch TV, or you can take my word that it’s a rag that’s supposed to have some amazing … Continue reading →

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iTease

Posted on Tuesday, 2008-Sep-23rd by ralph

And so it begins: We will let you know by email after each item in your order ships. If you ordered multiple items, you may receive separate shipments with no additional shipping charges. I had just ordered a Mac mini … Continue reading →

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From simple ideas come great things

Posted on Thursday, 2008-May-22nd by ralph

So I was browsing Digg thinking again how lame most of the submissions are when I run across this: He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day He Died This is a brilliant post about a brilliant find on … Continue reading →

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Some Hang Drum Music to mellow out to

Posted on Tuesday, 2008-May-20th by ralph

This is a cool piece of muzac played on a “Hang” (Wiki for more details) Interesting music on an interesting instrument.

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Watch these commercials and BLOW YOUR MIND!

Posted on Monday, 2008-Apr-28th by ralph

I saw this one on Diggnation, and was most impressed by the claim that with Powerthrist you’ll have 400 babies that will run like Kenyans if also fed Powerthirst aaaand then there’s the second video, from which I now know … Continue reading →

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Westjet vs Air Canada small screen smackdown

Posted on Monday, 2008-Feb-25th by ralph

So last week I flew Westjet east to Ottawa and returned west on Air Canada. That sounds like it’s backwards, but hey, it’s the way it worked out. The situation being such that Westjet didn’t have a flight at a … Continue reading →

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Monty Python-esk parody “Adolf Ballmer”

Posted on Sunday, 2008-Feb-24th by ralph

One thing you have to say about Steve Ballmer is that he ain’t boring to watch on stage. But when you combine him with some goofy special effects to give him a Hitler hairstyle (Hair and moustache) and throw in … Continue reading →

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Mikey 19?? – 2008 (He Lived Long and Prospered)

Posted on Tuesday, 2008-Jan-29th by ralph

This was Mikey (or Michael, for formal occasions) He passed away this last weekend, having spent the last few years in a good home where he had all the care and attention he every wanted or needed. Mikey, in his … Continue reading →

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