Monthly Archives: February 2008

Thousands of words

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Derek

The Zednik throat slash was a horrible incident, but what a fantastic photograph by Bill Wippert. Not all moments captured are good, and this one so clearly shows the shock and horror of the people sitting near where it happened.

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Can’t be true

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Derek

84%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?

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Whatever the problem

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Derek

Looks like Ethanol isn’t the answer to the global warming problem. Then again, what’s the problem? Canada is concerned about global cooling. I know, I know. Since we can’t quite agree on what the problem is we should be trying … Continue reading →

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Aquarama – scrapped

Posted on February 9, 2008 by Derek

According to the St. Catharines Standard, the Aquarama/Marine Star was scrapped, starting on September 16 last year. The former passenger and auto ferry Aquarama was sold for scrap and towed to Aliaga, Turkey, last summer. The ship had been idle … Continue reading →

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My album cover

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Derek

I don’t usually get into these blogging meme things, but this one is kind of fun. Create your own totally random album cover! Here are the rules… Go to Wikipedia’s random article page. The first article you get is the … Continue reading →

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Cranky Old Ralph says…

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Derek
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VoiceWing sucking much

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Derek

Not too long ago I wrote about Time Warner’s Home Phone service not being that great a deal, when price compared to Verizon’s VoiceWing service. While that still seems to be the case, I’m having a much bigger problem with … Continue reading →

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Eclipse gets tweaked, looses ghetto booty

Posted on February 2, 2008 by Derek

Autoblog has a preview of the 2009 Eclipse refresh. Finally gone is the big, monochrome ass that was resurrected with the 4G, which I thought was the biggest styling flaw of the current generation Eclipse. Instead, they’ve replaced it with … Continue reading →

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Remodel job #1 finished!

Posted on February 2, 2008 by Derek

Amanda decided that she really didn’t want an office after all, so we decided to convert the smallest bedroom into my office instead. I think the before and after pictures are stunning. Before:     After: My father-in-law and I installed … Continue reading →

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This is not a bomb

Posted on February 2, 2008 by Derek

On the anniversary of the very funny, panic-inducing Boston Mooninite invasion, several local artists spread LED art all over Boston on Thursday. This time with a disclaimer.

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