Posted 1 month ago
I’m not sure how young too young is, but Ferrari signed an 11 year old kid to a development contract. Talk about a long term bet. Even if you aren’t a fan of F1 (or motor racing in general), this article is a great read.
Posted 2 months ago
-Do you like the muppets? Personally, I like calling people muppets, but either way, they’re back in theatres this weekend and with a 97% fresh rating and average of 8.1/10, I may have to have to revisit the scene of my childhood.
-While I was into my double-digits at the start of the Liberal reign, I may not have had Paul Martin on my mind at that age, so it was nice to get a reminder of the goings-on, with the benefit of hindsight:
-Ever heard of Lieutenant John Pike? Check this link out and see him casually pepper spray everything.
-Is Android my favourite? Nope, but I’m loving this commercial from Samsung. It’s set to start airing this weekend:
Posted 3 months ago
Amazon, Apple, Facebook & Google. This article breaks it all down and makes an interesting attempt to show you what’s about to happen in 2012. A great read for anyone interested in technology.
Posted 6 months ago
Technology has changed our lives and I’m still not quite over it. A perfect example would be today, while I was in line to collect my passport. I was watching a television show on my phone, when it rang. Dearest mother was calling from Jamaica, to say hello. As a perpetually broke student, I immediately pitched her on an incredible investment opportunity and let her know that it was a limited time (until my credit disintegrated) offer. As always, she jumped at the chance to invest in her biological money pit and said she would send a little something along. I was able to log in to her account on my phone’s internet browser, while she was still talking to me and e-mail myself the funds.
Realistically, just a few years ago, that scenario would have seemed like science fiction, but today it’s completely normal. Well, everything except the part where a 32 year old grown man harasses his retired mother for money. Importantly though, it’s the relative ease with which I was able to harangue the poor woman, that’s notable here.
Everything took place so quickly, that five minutes later I’m still in the line to collect my passport and now pecking out this blog post. Technology - enabler of boredom-related drivel publishing and facilitator of money transfers to career students. Isn’t it wonderful?
Posted 8 months ago
My blog of boredom clearly hasn’t been updated in some time. That may be apparent to any of my formerly regular visitors.
That pseudo-Chinese curse “May you live in interesting times…” was definitely hovering around for a brief moment, but I’ve landed on my feet and it’s time to get working on the new normal.
What is the new normal? Well, it’s living in the city, for starters.
I’ve had to stop my ‘beloved’ P90X, due to a 3 week-long illness. It could be worse - I can always restart the routine and once the living situation has some permanence, I will. Right now, I’m just planning on keeping active-ish and enjoying the summer.
I’ve added a grey hair (that’s five now), but for all that’s happened in the last 90 days, I’d say I got the better end of the deal by far.
I hope everyone enjoys the long weekend. If you happen to take some pictures, this holiday weekend, then this link may interest you.
Posted 9 months ago
I kinda messed up on the schedule. Instead of taking a ‘recovery week’, I did the regular workout. On the plus side, I haven’t destroyed the program. On the negative, I’m now doing P97X.
As always, you can catch my exploits via the running commentary I’ve set up on the P90X Challenge page.
Posted 9 months ago
You think he’s an idiot, don’t you? No, you do, all of you do, up and down the West Coast, the East Coast, a few blocks in southern Manhattan called Wall Street. Let me clue you in. We don’t care. You see, you’re outnumbered 2 to 1 by folks in the big, wide middle of America, busy working people who don’t read The New York Times or Washington Post or The L.A. Times. And you know what they like? They like the way he walks and the way he points, the way he exudes confidence. They have faith in him. And when you attack him for his malaprops, his jumbled syntax, it’s good for us. Because you know what those folks don’t like? They don’t like you!
Posted 9 months ago
I’m on day 21 of my personal P90X challenge and things are humming along nicely. I’d like to take you back to a simpler time… a fatter time. I had reached a new low in my personal fitness and was down to the last notch in my belt. Fast forward to today and I’m back up to the 4th notch and going for number 5.
I’ve updated the P90X Challenge page, so check it out and see what else is new.
Posted 9 months ago
Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.
Posted 9 months ago
It’s been a strange week. Why? I can’t say, but it was certainly memorable.
A busy month lays ahead for me, as there are only two weeks left until exams and until my program-ending project is due. That’s would normally be plenty thanks, but the icing on the cake is the move to a new home that will come on the heels of semester end. The closing date on my house is May 4th, which leaves three days to pack and sort everything out. There will also be a wedding to attend during the move, just to complicate matters.
Reality began to set in when I had to change my address. I’ve had the same permanent address for 21 years. Sure the mailing address changed numerous times, but through it all there was always that permanence of having the same home address.
Anyway, nostalgia aside, a month from now I’ll be settling in to a new place and be ready to enjoy some time off.
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