Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
What were you doing a year ago? Thanks to Timehop, if you asked me, I could probably tell you. Timehop isn’t particularly complicated. It’s a simple little web service you hook up to your social accounts, and every day it emails you a log of the things you posted a year ago on that date. … Continue reading Splendid Thing: Timehop
Are the clever ideas I’ve had lately, and the inclination to do anything about them. Somewhere… Continue reading Somewhere, Out There
One of my favourite bloggers, Laurie, recently wrote about being first, rather than being right. Her post reminded me that I get so caught up in trying to say the right thing, or trying to say something the right way, that I often miss saying anything at all. (Yes, this is totally one of those … Continue reading Not All Right
Apparently this guy REALLY doesn’t want to get some of our work emails. And yet can’t find the unsubscribe button: Subject: SPAM EMAILS REMOVE ME FROM YOUR FUCKING SPAM EMAILS! STOP SENDING ME THIS SHIT! [redacted], LUTCF [redacted] and Associates www.[redacted].com 317-[XXX-XXXX] 317-[XXX-XXXX] fax Faith, Hope and Charity. Yah, read that last line of his … Continue reading Faith, Hope and Charity
Few things delight me as much as when an employee makes an effort to give a little extra when I’m dealing with a company. Something small and unexpected. Even if it’s company policy, these little extras are so rare. Which makes it even nicer when they happen. We ordered some baby furniture online, and the … Continue reading Brown Note
My sister-in-law had an unfortunate accident over new year’s. Thankfully, she’s going to be fine, but it was a bit scary for a few days there. As I was reflecting on the frailty of life and health (as we do when things like this happen to our loved ones) it occurred to me that I … Continue reading Common Thread
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