I get the biggest kick out of B. and the way his mind works; I never know what to expect. I know he’s naturally curious about a wide range of subjects, and I’ve always told him that he can ask me anything whether it’s about grammar, spelling, vocabulary or something entirely unrelated; that if I […]

Posted in the ID Please Flickr group, there was a picture of framed butterfly specimens. I clicked–I can ID most North American species–and looked, and thought, “This must be an accidental submission–someone posted to all of his/her groups”. Nope, ID Please was the only group to which it was posted, so it was no accident! […]

I have added to the context menu a Delete command that bypasses the trash. I don’t use it often, but some stuff I know I want deleted, and I keep my trash can neatly stored in a drawer on the panel because I don’t like clutter on my Desktop, so emptying it means a couple […]

This is the second time I’ve seen this picture on the blog page for one of my favourite radio stations. The site is non-English, but one would think that the person’s name would be useful. Not so in this case because….it’s “Robin”. That might be helpful elsewhere, but here in North America, Robin can be […]

I feel like I have a terrible cold. Why is that a good thing? Well, for the past three days, I’ve felt like I’d rather be dead. Flu SUCKS, but I’m not fever-delirious anymore, so I’ll take it! 😉 I knew there was a reason I liked that Florence Valentin song. Pokerkväll i VÃ¥rby GÃ¥rd […]