Monthly Archives: March 2004

Convergence Attendance is Iffy

Dear Friends, (and you know who you are) I just looked at the calendar, and see that Convergence in Chicago is just six weeks away! As much as I would love for Chocoholic and I to attend this year, the … Continue reading

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Say What?

An MSN Entertainment article on Movie Sequels: Do’s and Don’ts had this to say: “The greed of some Hollywood honchos can often outweigh their desire for putting out top quality product (I know, it’s shocking), which can lead to what … Continue reading

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Ten Years After?

I was doing a little clean up in the office and found one of my old journal notebooks. The following is an excerpt from one of them, which I had titled “Studio 7B -or- Xooz’s Brain Takes a Dump”: April … Continue reading

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Boy, am *I* a sap!

In response to my suggestion to go to a certain coffee chain (which shall remain nameless from now on!) to by a beverage to get them to donate $1 (up to $10K) to Tree Canada, Gary wrote: The thought is … Continue reading

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Buy a Maple Beverage, Plant a Tree

[The following is an unsolicited (by Second Cup) commercial message, brought to you because I believe we need to plant more trees throughout the world!] On Thursday March 18th, Second Cup invites you to join us for Project Maple. For … Continue reading

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Strange Weather

I get a kick out of the little icons that different weather report web sites use to represent the different kinds of weather different places are having at different times of the day. Here’s one I’ve never seen before: [Don’t … Continue reading

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I’m TIRED!

Well, not me, but the car. And without a lot of fuss, muss, or Soap Opera involvement! I took it in to Kipling Tire this morning. They investigated and it was reparable. The cost was less than $25! They also … Continue reading

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