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The residence room that I’m working out of this month has air conditioning. It’s not under my conscious control; apparently, the AC is on during the daytime and off at nights. I can see the logic here: the sun’s out … Continue reading →

I’ve been back in the Home Town for the past few days, fulfilling my filial obligations and occasionally catching up with friends from high school. To this latter end, yesterday I found myself hanging around a campsite at a nearby … Continue reading →

So the voters of Canada have spoken. I’m not perfectly pleased with the results, but in my opinion there’s more good than bad there. Some comments: Looking right now like a minority government, which I think is a good thing … Continue reading →

OK, this pleases me. This is a depiction of all of the states that I have visited in my life. (The scare-quotes are because the website in question seems to be counting DC as a state.) Click on the image … Continue reading →

Seven and a half months since the initial theatrical release, and I’ve finally watched The Matrix Revolutions. Two hours that I’m never, ever getting back. Not even if I gave up smoking, since first I’d have to start smoking which … Continue reading →

Dr. Orbifold is facing a fundamental crisis of identity: is he is or is he ain’t a computer geek? (He didn’t phrase it quite that way — he was grammatical, for instance — but we all know what he meant.) … Continue reading →

Anyone know what the standard period of mourning for an ex-president is? It’s been over two weeks now & still almost every flag in town’s flying low. Y’know, not that long ago the governor of this state died — and … Continue reading →

Gah. Sitting in my office waiting for a student who may or may not show up, and once again I neglected to do anything about breakfast this morning. Like, say, have any. My problem with breakfast is this: I like … Continue reading →

I’ve noticed numerous commenters on the political blogs that I follow make very strong statements about the results of the presidential election this fall… usually along the lines of X has no chance or sometimes just plain old Y will … Continue reading →

It’s looking like I get to vote in two federal elections this year, one for each of my citizenships. In an attempt to be a good little citizen of a democracy, today I investigated the websites of the four declared … Continue reading →