How much do we love Daiso? Well, a lot since we found a bag for sundry pool items there. I am not sure what the original purpose of the bag is, though it is “A4-sized”, if you want to keep some paper in a soft bag. My favorite part is the inscription in the lower [...]
Saturday, January 2, 2010
So for my birthday someone was kind enough to get me a gift — a collection of NY Times crosswords — wrapped in a keep-your-mind-young self-help book. Ouch! It’s called “Crosswords to Keep Your Brain Young: The 6-Step Age-Defying Program.” I won’t judge the qualifications of the author but one sentence I happened upon seemed [...]
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Well, here in The City By the Bay, we are working on banning smoking some more. The smell of smoke makes me grumpy, but as it happens I run into actual cigarette smoke maybe once or twice a month. I’d be much happier if we did something about the butts people leave about as they [...]
Monday, September 7, 2009
Lighting is a key component of a comfortable, relaxing room. We’ve always wanted some light coming from the kitchen end of the kitchen/living room/dining room. There are lights under the cabinets to provide “task” lighting but there are problems with that: they hilight any mess you left behind cooking dinner; they are directly visible when [...]
Be a nert! We need all the nerts we can get! Jacquie and I spent the past two Saturdays taking NERT training. It’s a very varied and interesting program and I can’t recommend it highly enough. Among the highlights: Triage: after a couple hours of training and exercises, we are all now considered able to [...]
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Sometimes you get a hint that things are not starting well. Other times it is a little more obvious. On the plus side, at least the quart of yoghurt somehow landed right side up …
Monday, December 15, 2008
A while ago Julian sent me this list of reasons why newspapers won’t reinvent news. I’ve elected to give it a little more analysis than I did initially, given a few months recent tenure at a daily newspaper. 1. Newspapers’ core audience still doesn’t want change, but they’re aging and they like a product that [...]
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Elizabeth “Biddy” Russell was the mother of a trio of childhood friends. They lived down the street in idyllic suburban Westmount. I haven’t seen or spoken to her in at least twenty years. Interpolating from my own memories and the news stories, the eldest two children have faced no small amount of challenge in their [...]
Monday, November 17, 2008
Fortunately is the title of a book by Remy Charlip. Basically, it follows a day of the ups, down, narrow escapes and unlikely triumphs of the protagonist. Perhaps you remember it? If so, you have probably noticed the same sine wave making itself known in all parts of your life. It’s supposed to start with [...]
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Dear SFPD: Would you please turn off your helicopter and go home? It is late, and I would like to go to sleep. Thanks.
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