Seymour the Wonder Cat was worried there might be people out there who don’t have an ginger ninja available for today, Hug A Ginga Day. So for those who lack ginga-ness in their lives, or even for those who are…
Month: May 2010
A massively useful thing and a hairy crisis
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Tomorrow’s Hug a Ginga Day has sparked so much controversy that I reckon it might have overshadowed Towel Day on Tuesday. Towel Day is celebrated every May 25 as a…
The drunk test
THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK Innovative Preliminary Proliferation Cinnamon THINGS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK Specificity British Constitution Passive-Aggressive Disorder THINGS THAT ARE DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN DRUNK Thanks, but I don’t want…
Cat on a not-so-hot, not-tin roof
Seymour seems to have found a new favourite spot: hanging out on the roof of the dining room/living room, which is directly below the room I use for a home office. He gets there by jumping out the office window…
OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG … Leonard Cohen … OMG!
He’s coming back for another tour later this year. Now excuse me while I go hyperventilate.
Disconnection a benediction
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I was never the early adopter of whizz-bang geek technology that some of my colleagues have been over the years. In fact, I didn’t even own a computer until just 12…
Important announcement
Due to the current world economic situation, the light at the end of the tunnel will be turned off until further notice.
One-man band
Remedial classes for men (or animal husbandry?)
Topic 1 How to fill up the ice cube trays. Step by step, with slide presentation. Topic 2 The toilet paper roll: Does it grow on the holder? Round table discussion. Topic 3 Is it possible to urinate using the technique of…
Google good guys overtstep the mark but I’m still a fan
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Oh Google, how could you? That the techno-good guys, with their don’t be evil policy could overstep the mark so much in snooping on our wi-fi info while collecting data for…