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I'd like you to know at four in the morning / Things are coming to mind.

It's that time of year again, I'm sitting at home in the basement listening to the radio and getting ready to pick up the kids and head down to the Jube. At Bow Valley Music Club, John Clarke always sings one of a couple songs for Remembrance Day. Read More

posted Tuesday, November 11, 2008 10:07 AM by mzaugg | 0 Comments
Filed Under: Concerts and bands, Blue Collar

Hello, Copyright Police? I'd like to report a crime against good judgment.

Okay, I'm reading through the news Sunday when I spot this article from the BBC. "Rock band Heart have called in lawyers after US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin used their track Barracuda at a Republican Party rally." Yay! Read More

posted Monday, September 08, 2008 11:51 PM by mzaugg | 0 Comments
Filed Under: Caterwaul and Doggerel, Concerts and bands, Blue Collar

This is why we can't have nice things!

So in the interminable quest to explain how my brain works I present to you the following: A friend sends me to this YouTube video (embedding to be fixed when I'm not too brain dead to care).Eleven seconds of wonderment. Wonderful.From there Read More

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2008 9:00 PM by mzaugg | 1 Comments
Filed Under: Caterwaul and Doggerel, Blue Collar

Computerized translators - NOW.

As the world knows by now, there was a very unfortunate death at the Vancouver airport involving a Polish immigrant to Canada who was tasered. The details are abundant enough I don't think I have the stomach to go through it. I'm a dog's breakfast Read More

posted Wednesday, November 21, 2007 12:58 AM by mzaugg | 1 Comments
Filed Under: Blue Collar, System, Database, and other administrations

Deal!

We're coming up on Halloween, and if you know me, you know what I'm thinking about..Get a poppy. Wear a poppy. It's time to start right now.From the St. Catherines Standard, talking about donations to the Poppy Fund.“We’re not selling them. Read More

posted Tuesday, October 30, 2007 10:37 PM by mzaugg | 2 Comments
Filed Under: Kids, Blue Collar

These are the people who matter...

A double-shot today. One of the other regulars at VarLinux posted a story of what he did on vacation. It makes me feel inadequate and inspired to do more.Please read it, I'll let it stand on it's own without comment but with my highest recommendation Read More

posted Saturday, September 15, 2007 1:52 AM by mzaugg | 0 Comments
Filed Under: Blue Collar, System, Database, and other administrations

"Quality pays for itself."

I was told a story when I was quite a bit younger. My grandpa had his house plastered when it was new back in the 50s. He told the guys that he wanted it done right. He didn't want to see a crack in the plaster for as long as he owned Read More

posted Wednesday, August 08, 2007 11:55 PM by mzaugg | 0 Comments
Filed Under: Caterwaul and Doggerel, Blue Collar, System, Database, and other administrations

I am Spartacus!

Well, no, actually I am not Spartacus. I am neither a roman slave nor gladiator nor the charismatic leader of a slave revolt of over a hundred thousand. In fact, I've got a pretty firm grip on who I am. For good or for bad, I don't duck Read More

posted Monday, August 06, 2007 11:43 PM by mzaugg | 1 Comments
Filed Under: Caterwaul and Doggerel, Blue Collar, System, Database, and other administrations

Depression and separation

"Men and women whose marriage has broken up have a higher risk of being depressed than people who remained with their spouse, according to a new study. However, men appear to take the separation harder." Statistics Canada has gotten substantial Read More

posted Wednesday, May 23, 2007 10:54 PM by mzaugg | 7 Comments
Filed Under: Caterwaul and Doggerel, Blue Collar

Two thought Johnny.

Man, if there's anything I hate... I hate SPAM. I hate it, I hate it, I hate it. One of the things I do at work is to go through the damned spam filter and look for false positives. I detest the utter waste of resources, I cannot Read More

posted Friday, April 20, 2007 12:34 AM by mzaugg | 0 Comments
Filed Under: Caterwaul and Doggerel, Blue Collar, System, Database, and other administrations

Grampa and me and TV makes three.

There's a couple of things I really enjoy about writing a blog. It's not that I have a thousand people hanging on my every word. Hopefully the world has more sense than that by now. It's not that I have great insight. I'm fumbling Read More

posted Monday, April 09, 2007 12:05 AM by mzaugg | 4 Comments
Filed Under: Caterwaul and Doggerel, Blue Collar

Mrs. Doubtfire is not funny.

I've debated with myself for literally the full day whether to write this or not. I joke about what it takes to be a blogger. One must have an inflated ego, a view of his own importance in the world that is either greater or lesser than it Read More

posted Monday, February 26, 2007 1:00 AM by mzaugg | 0 Comments
Filed Under: Blue Collar

How "Blue Collar" changed my life, and other love songs.

This morning I mentioned to my Lady-love that most of the wierd-assed references I pull out of my poor demented brain are song references. This morning it was Jonathon Coulton's "Re: Your brains" that spurred the whole thing.The very first song Read More

posted Sunday, December 03, 2006 2:27 PM by mzaugg | 0 Comments
Filed Under: Concerts and bands, Blue Collar

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