Our local paper this morning reports the following:  (I'd provide a link, but you need a subscription to read it.)

The toll free phone number for one of our two local hospitals was misprinted in the new AT&T  telephone books.  When you dial it you reach, not the hospital, but a phone-sex service.

Just got back from Gafilk, where a good time was had by all ( Read more... )

I always find out the niftiest things listening to CBC radio at work.  Yesterday, they were talking about a website that emails you (or sends to your blackberry or other gadgets) 1,000 words per day of whatever book you select.   (Or you can opt to receive 2,000 or 4,000 words if you'r a fast reader.) It's aimed at people who 'don't have time to ( Read more... )

So, I called the repair shop this morning (for about the 10th time) to see if they'd made any progress on my guitar.  And was told that it could not be fixed.  Sigh. Sob ( Read more... )

So we finally have non-dial-up internet access at home. (And the crowds go wild.)

I went to the Comcast office on Saturday, expecting to be told that I'll need to arrange for a tech to come over and get us set up. Instead, the nice young man behind the counter spent a solid half-hour trying to work out what the problem was.  He eventually typed in ( Read more... )

Grrr.....  A week after getting our shiny new cable internet access, we have still been unable to get it to run.  I took the computer into the shop for a general check-up/upgrade (thinking that maybe it was just too slow/old, or lacking some vital component) but, $170 and 3 days later, it runs much faster in general (including for our dial-up ( Read more... )

Yes, we're always about 5-10 years behind on EVERY technological improvement ( Read more... )

So, my guitar is in the shop -- hopefully they will be able to do something about the shifting neck.

I brought it in Saturday.  I called this morning and was told they haven't even looked at it yet, and can't give me any sort of a timeline. ("We work on them in the order they're brought in."  Obviously yes, but am I next in line, or are there 20

Today is my baby girl's birthday.  She's 17.  Eeek!

Happy birthday kiddo!

Taking this idea from mbumby  yesterday .... ask me anything.  (Within reason.)  And I'll answer to the best of my ability.

(Unrelated comment  [see my 'current music']-- am I the only  person in the world who can no longer hear "RIB" without thinking of airline commercials?)