Apologies,
I’m swamped with things to do this week. I will be at Council Wednesday.
- Joey
Posts by Category: Not Politics
It’s not political – which is surprising for my blog
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Colbert flogs book on Today
Stephen Colbert is back on the talk show circuit to flog his new book I Am A Pole (And So Can You!). He visited the Today show where David Gregory was dragged out of bed to conduct the interview:
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Spam and comments
My site is being hit with an unusually large number of spam comments recently and this means I can no longer scan my spam folder for legitimate comments that are mistakenly flagged.
If you leave a comment on my blog that is placed in moderation and I do not approve it in a timely manner, please tweet or email me. It’s likely the comment ended up in my spam pile.
My apologies in advance.
- Joey
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You can’t be angry at pets :)
My two guinea pigs bring me great joy, I love having them as pets and there are many moments I wouldn’t trade for anything.
Of course, there are the moments I would trade.
This week, DM9K (the one on the right) jumped out of my hand, drove under my jacket, and quickly found the cord of my headphones. He teeth are very effective scissors.
The two of them wake me up nearly every morning. As soon as light creeps into the window, they begin their whistling and don’t stop until I’m awake. Any attempt to go back to sleep – even giving them more treats than they can possibly eat – fails. As soon as I’m quiet, they are back whistling again.
This morning was an unwelcome exception. I fell asleep just before 10pm Friday night and awoke at 10:30am this morning. I looked over at my two rodents – they stared back at me. As soon as I spoke, they began their morning antics.
Sigh, I’ll have to start using electronic alarms on the weekend as well now. This may not be a bad thing, as long as my rodents decide to let me sleep on weekends again.
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Period and quotation marks: why I don’t follow CP style
On my personal blog, I put periods outside of brackets when ending sentences.
Why?
My programming background.
The challenge is remembering to use CP style when not writing on my blog. 
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No April Fools joke from me this year
I prepared an April Fools joke for publication this year. In light of current events at City Hall (the attempt to gag citizens), I feel the humour may be too biting and would distract from the seriousness of events at City Hall this past week.
Sadly, my humour piece could be believed. When I began writing it in January, I had no idea transparency at City Hall would suffer the setback of the past week.
The positive in this, I have my 2013 April Fools story ready.
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The helpful HSR operator
Saturday night, I travelled to the far north-east corner of Hamilton – Grays Rd and the QEW – for a Stag and Doe.
Thanks to a helpful bus driver, I arrived early!
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A blog post about a song I like
I’m taking my own advice and blogging more often.
This post, a country song I’m enjoying: Woman Like You by Lee Brice
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NAIT students shooting documentary about one man who grew up in foster care and gave back
At the age of five, Dellaire was put into foster care. Over the next 10 years, he was routinely on the move, living in 45 different foster homes. Against all odds, Dellaire was a success story. After leaving the system, he became a foster parent with his wife Pat and set an example of how to share love with foster children and make them feel like part of a family.
This passage from NAIT’s media release caught my attention Friday. Nothing is better in news than an interesting human story.
When Dellaire passed away from cancer at the age of 56, he asked his wife to get his story out so that it may prevent other children from going through what he had to.
The short film is being produced in part by students at NAIT and is called “ Crossing the Axis: The Journey of Gentle Wind.”
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Ash Wednesday is here!? and my schedule for today
I can’t believe Lent is already here and I haven’t prepared properly for it. Nonetheless, I’m not cut off from a few bad habits I need to change. It’s cold turkey.
It also means a busier than usual Wednesday. I work my “day job” in the morning and then head to St. Joseph’s Church at Locke and Herkimer for the 1315hrs Ash Wednesday Mass.
From there, I’ll likely proceed to the downtown public library and hide in a corner to complete an extremely late proposal.
At 1700hrs, I’ll go to City Council to cover the meeting. This is the reason I’ll miss my parish’s Ash Wednesday Mass tonight.
As soon as Council ends, I’ll be looking for the nearest restaurant to break my fast.
Best of luck to everyone on your Lenten goals.