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Rockets!
I concocted a cocktail last night which tastes remarkably like Rockets candy; this was unexpected, but not a bad thing. Here's the recipe...
5 parts Beefeater 24 gin
4 parts Southern Comfort
1 part Galliano
several drops DSB Bitters
Shake with ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass.
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Progress!
Physio for my arm seems to be working well; the nerve test is this Friday, and hopefully it will show that things are okay, so I have hopes of going back to aikido classes next week ( Read more... ) -
Ouch.
I've been off the mats, away from martial arts, for a month, due to what we're pretty sure is a pinched nerve in my arm. It's not doing great things for my sanity to be away from aikido in particular, but at least the weather has been good enough for me to spend some time outdoors ( Read more... ) -
This weekend's reflection
Reflection for 19-20 August 2017
Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A
Text: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7; Romans 11:13-15, 29-32; Matthew 15:21-28.
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Smartphone, dumbperson?
A recent study demonstrates that having a smartphone within one's sphere of awareness is distracting, reducing one's ability to concentrate effectively. From the Discussion section of Experiment 1 (p. 146):
[T]hese results suggest that the mere presence of one’s smartphone may reduce available cognitive capacity and impair cognitive functioning, ( Read more... ) -
Last weekend's reflection
Reflection for 24-25 June 2017
Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A
Text: Jeremiah 20:10-13, Romans 5:12-15, Matthew 10:26-33.
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Good to be back
After a hiatus of a few weeks, I'm back to my martial arts practices. The break was enjoyable in some ways, but it's good to see everyone and catch up, to move that way again, and to experience (and contribute to) the energizing effects of the space and practice.
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Phishing warning (yes, another one)
Google Docs shares may not be what they seem; exercise caution, and if you have gotten caught, revoke permissions to the fake app and change your password ASAP.
Telegraph article
Wired article
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Phishing warning
There is a unicode hack which can make a link look like a trusted site while actually sending you to a phishing site in Chrome or FireFox. Actions to fix this are described in the article.
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Leather jackets?
Since Danier has closed all but 4 stores, where does one go to get a good leather jacket in Ottawa? Recommendations?
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