Joan Rivers
Caustic, no-holds-barred, foul-mouthed, and a delight, and we’ll miss her. The opportunity to see her in April makes this less sad. So long, Joan. Give ’em hell up there.
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Robin Williams
Today I, along with millions of other people, mourn the death of Robin Williams. I can’t express in words how I feel. He had a profound influence over my life. I wanted to be John Keating, Peter Pan, Armand Goldman, and even my own namesake, Randolph Smiley. I’ll miss you, Robin.
My Holiday To The British Isles
We returned recently from a trip to Britain and Ireland, through Trafalgar Tours. The coach drove from London through to York, then Glasgow, Edinburgh, across the sea to Belfast and down to Dublin, then back again to Cardiff and finishing up in London again. It was the best time of year to go, and weContinue reading My Holiday To The British Isles
Queen + Adam Lambert
Bloody brilliant.
Proof of life
Still here. Not planning on going anywhere. Since I last posted, I’ve rewritten a fairly complex website that was hacked, moved house, and been working on other things. Joan Rivers was great. Next stop: Cher.
Before they die
This is our year to see acts before they croak. Joan Rivers Cher Queen + Adam Lambert Monty Python Fleetwood Mac
Braces
Yesterday I took the plunge, after that silent advice you get from a dentist that says a lot more than actual words, and got braces for the next two years. Hopefully it will resolve longstanding issues I’ve had with crowding, cleaning and eating, not least root canal on two molars. Today, I’m in a smallContinue reading Braces
Symbolic links and Microsoft OneDrive on OS X Mavericks
I ran into an interesting problem recently, which I only resolved today though a bit of trickery. With the release of OneDrive, Microsoft replaced the existing SkyDrive application on OS X with a new binary. It still refers to the same ~/SkyDrive folder on the file system, but it’s definitely different. One of the majorContinue reading Symbolic links and Microsoft OneDrive on OS X Mavericks
Catching up
Mother-in-law came to stay for six weeks. We went to Banff, Lake Louise, and back to Banff again. Earlier this month, the Calgary Men’s Chorus sent a contingent to New York to perform in a show at Carnegie Hall with a group of other choirs from the US. It was fantastic. We put in anContinue reading Catching up
Alice’s Restaurant
Many years ago, my parents introduced me to Arlo Guthrie’s classic, “Alice’s Restaurant”. Meanwhile, on Metafilter, someone put together the ultimate link porn tribute to this song. Check it out. (Source.)