| A tough choice |
| Published: December 5, 2008, 12:47 am |
| Tags: Address To The Nation, British Columbia, Bullying Tactics, Coalition, Dion, Economic Crisis, Financially Destroy The Other Parties, Form A Government, Frankenstein S Monster, Governor General, Harper, Inspector Clouseau, Michaelle Jean, Peter Sellars, Pri |
| backtracked and after they formed a coalition and were prepared to form a government Harper hid behind the Governor General's skirt. Michaelle Jean agreed to prorogue parliament until 26 January, 2009. Harper will be hoping that the coalition disintegrates by then. The truth is that no party has come out of this at all well. More tomorrow |
| Ugly Betty in Top Form Again… |
| Published: December 5, 2008, 12:33 am |
| Tags: Primetime Tv, Ugly Betty, Amanda, America Ferrera, Becki Newton, Betty, Connor, Grant Bowler, Ugly Betty, Vanessa Williams, Wilhelmina |
| (Spoiler Warning) I have to admit I was worried at the start of tonight’s Ugly Betty. With Betty’s linebacker-shoulder-pad-inspired dress and her getting overlooked at work again, I was bracing for the worst of Charlie Brown-itis. But Ugly Betty wins again with the surprisingly endearing pairing of Betty and Amanda (America Ferrera and |
| Missing our Basic Cable Channels! |
| Published: December 4, 2008, 11:25 pm |
| Tags: Reality Tv |
| have to find some other form of entertainment than 20 reality TV shows…Board games |
| How To - Create a Base for Your Model Railroad |
| Published: December 4, 2008, 9:52 pm |
| Tags: How To |
| two approaches. 1) “Form follows function”. The size and shape of the layout is built up based on the scenes and purposes of the railroad. 2) “Function follows form”. The size and shape of the layout is based on the standard size of materials (such as a 4 foot by 8 foot sheet of plywood) or based on the space available |
| My favorite Microsoft tech support encounter |
| Published: December 4, 2008, 9:43 pm |
| Tags: Pataphysics |
| a cumbersome and annoying form so that someone from Microsoft, at that time stationed somewhere in this hemisphere, would call me with a solution. The form required that I fully document all the steps necessary to reliably recreate the problem. Of course, I couldn’t do this without writing down the steps on a legal pad and testing that |
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