Ahoy, matey!

After several years of using an older version of McAfee Virus Scan (4.5) I’ve switched my virus scanner program over to avast!. I was always fond of McAfee, and I still think that that older version is a good product. But, recently, I’ve experienced nothing but trouble from various clients who’ve installed more recent offerings …

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Boo!

This particular entry has a dual purpose. First the obvious. It’s Halloween today. Apparently, this is the time of the year when the veil between the land of the living and the spirit world is at its lowest, and when the souls of the dearly departed are the most likely to make contact with us …

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I am the very model of a modern Major-General…

Here’s a little something from Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance”. (If the formatting of this is off on your computer, because your screen is too small to show each line on one line, click on the title of this post.) I am the very model of a modern Major-General, I’ve information vegetable, animal, …

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Shogun.

My favourite miniseries, Shogun, was recently released on DVD. I’d had it pre-ordered for a while. Imagine my surprise when Michelle not only said that she’d watch it this past weekend, but actually ended up liking it! (This doesn’t normally happen to me.) So, now I’ve got her hooked on it. Despite the fact that …

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