Blogthings

  • See what I mean.

    I'm serious. Somebody stop me. This is but a fraction of them.

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  • Coffee, clones, and cartography

    I heard of a writer, whose name I don't recall, responding to a question about writer's block something along the line of "You know, my father was a trucker but he never had 'trucker's block'". And I suppose its true to a point, but just like there are days when his father probably rued climbing

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  • Endorsement decision.

    Alright, after careful consideration I've finally decided where to throw my considerable influence and vote for the wildcard candidate for The Best Job In The World. And at the risk of it being considered simply a home team player I'm going with a Canadian candidate. I do have to say that one of my final

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  • My name is Joe, and I AM Canadi… oh heck, I could be Australian for you mate.

    Well, I finally waded through the fifty shortlisted videos for the Best Job In The World, and my enthusiasm has waned somewhat.  I clearly caught some of the best videos when I started viewing them all.  There are some great videos there but there are also some moments when you go "That got you shortlisted?". 

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  • Best Job in the World – the Short List

    Okay, I have to say first off that I really think that Meandering Michael should have gotten the Best Job In The World.  However, I've been making my way through the fifty shortlisted videos, and all I can say is there are some very creative, entertaining, polished video applications in that top fifty.  I'm going

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  • Damned Psychometrics

    It would appear that Meandering Michael is not going on to the next round in the Greatest Job in the World competition. Pity, he deserved it and had a brilliant campaign. Perhaps too brilliant. His video stood out above all the others I looked at for originality, but it appears they were just judging the

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  • Comments

    Okay, I've been very bad when it comes to responding to comments lately.  So that has been corrected, at least as far back as Valentines day. I figure if you left a comment that far back that I didn't respond to, well you've probably given up on me. I've also noted a small increase in

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  • Caption contest

    Alright, it is clear that I won’t be able to choose between the great suggestions for a caption for the photo I posted yesterday. So I’m going to capitulate and let you decide.  Here is a quick poll, up until the 20th, with all of the suggestions.  Which do you think is the best caption

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  • Video feed

    The other day Michael, of Michael's Meanderings – media star, and I were chatting about an upcoming visit of a video crew to his place. There had been talk of some of his friends dropping by in bathing suits and snorkeling gear. Being on the far side of the Arctic from Whitehorse I joked about

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