Tempus Fugit

Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies

Author: Garry

  • Shack Wacky

    On the esteemed CBC Information Radio with Terry McLeod this morning I heard a term that caught my attention. It’s not anything I’ve ever heard before and not something I’d expect from the CBC, but then perhaps I’m just leading a sheltered life. Still, it had kind of a nice ring to it and the meaning seems to be fairly obvious, it’s shack wacky. I’m assuming this is the latest version of the more widly accepted “cabin fever”. The Urban Dictionary has it and perhaps it’s going to move into more common use. It generally, seems to apply to mothers with small children at home, or those on a long sea voyage in a small cabin.

    So, what can you do about being “shack wacky”? You could visit The Wacky Shack.

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  • My current blogging tool

    After trying several blogging tools and programs, I think Performancing for Firefox will be the one for a while. Lots of great feature, free, and it posts to my IBM Internal blog as well. wBlogger was nice, but it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere and Rocket Post was just crashing all the time and more trouble that it was worth.

    Performancing for Firefox 1.1.1 | Performancing.com

    Performancing for Firefox is a full featured blog editor that sits right within Firefox. Just hit F8 or click the little pencil icon at the bottom right to bring up the blog editor and easily post to your WordPress, MovableType or Blogger blogs.

    Technorati Tags: Perfomancing, blog editor

  • Find Music You’ll Love – Pandora

    Thanks to this Monday Morning Memo from Wizard Academy, I’ve hooked up with Pandora and I’m lovin’ it. What a great concept. I’m enjoying some of the great tunes coming up from my custom radio station seeded with ELO and The Moody Blues. Top that off with the hookup with Slim Devices’ Squeezebox and you’ve got a killer combination.

    Can you help me discover more music that I’ll like?
    Those questions often evolved into great conversations. Each friend told us their favorite artists and songs, explored the music we suggested, gave us feedback, and we in turn made new suggestions. Everybody started joking that we were now their personal DJs.We created Pandora so that we can have that same kind of conversation with you. Find Music You’ll Love – Pandora

  • The Juggler


    Eric working on his routine.
    Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo.

    After being insprired by the juggler Chris Bliss and the video of his amazing performance and then further astounded by the five ball performance of Jason, Eric is readying his seven ball perfomance for Vegas by practicing his skills in our kitchen.

    Sorry Dez, if he’s late picking you up, or you can’t get him to do anything around the house any more, but an artist must hone his craft.

  • Microsoft Vista: Not People Ready

    Talk about getting slammed in the press. You’d think by now everyone would be very used to Microsoft missing a product ship date by a year ot two. Since I’m a bit of an IBM fan, I especially liked this part.

    No one mentioned the fact that in 1997, Microsoft held a similar event in New York City to declare that IBM’s “big iron” was dead, because Windows NT–remember Windows NT?–was going to “scale up” and replace the mainframe. I wonder if Ballmer ever feels like the guy in Groundhog Day, reliving the same press conference, over and over. I know I do.: “Microsoft Vista: Not ‘People Ready’ – Forbes.com”

  • Oven-roasted Alligator


    ovn-roasted alligatr
    Originally uploaded by Esthr.

    Wow, this is something else, almost enough to make you loose your appetite. But, I guess it’s not an endangered species, and if it’s up to my dinning habits, there will be no problem with the alligators. Explorers Club Annual Dinner

  • WAS Community Edition v1.0.0.1 Released

    WebSphere Application Server Community Edition V1.0.0.1just released. The release includes enhancements such as a browser-based administrative console, and eclipse plug-in enhancements.

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  • The Big Guy


    The Big Guy
    Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo.

    Shirley found these guys on the way to our friends in Transcona, so today we drove over to get some pictures before they melted any more. The big question is, how did they get the head on and where do you buy a size 28 3/8 hat?

  • Hotdog Guys


    Hotdog Guys
    Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo.

    On the weekend we went out to Birds Hill Provinical Park for a bit of an adventure. In addition to the typical walk around a trails, some of us had a little “fire” in mind. After scouting a few locations, we settled on a spot nestled in some trees and sheltered from the wind, which was beginning to pick up. With in a few minutes we managed to get a blaze going and began cooking up a storm. Well, maybe a little more simple than that, just a hot dog on a stick, but a great time with good friends.

  • Boats


    Boats
    Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo.

    This picture just makes me want to get out on the water in any boat I can lay my hands on. Preferably, on Lake of the Woods, but what would it be like to cruise the costal waterways in a rugged fishing boat like this. These two were moored at Steveston, just out side of Vancouver on the Fraser River.