Apparently, the ~ symbol, to which I have heretofore referred to as a squiggle, is official known, at least in the U.K. as a twiddle. Addendum: several correspondents in the guest book have called this into question; I direct you to this page as evidence.

The marketing tagline for Midland Courier is more than just on time. I wonder what they mean by this? Is it a suggestion that they won’t deliver your package all smashed up? Do they offer chocolate bars with every delivery? As far as I’m concerned, if couriers were just on time, I’d be happy.

You can read the tale of Scratch, the Anarchist Cat. Still looking for more good anarchist children’s literature.

It’s interesting to follow the progress of the DNA Lounge, currently under construction in San Francisco. If nothing else, it’s a lesson in how to deal with contractors.

Our roof is covered with snow, which melts and makes icicles, which are getting very long. Our driveway fills up with snow every couple of days, and the only place to pile the snow is in the front yard. Soon the ice will meet the snow and we will have a cool Burgess Meredith house.

Earlier this week Angela Walker interviewed Catherine Hennessey about her website for CBC Main Street. Today Main Street aired a piece about the Very Long Baseline Array that I put together (after stumbling across a giant telescope in rural New Hampshire).

Somehow Oliver’s musical over-crib mobile, which used to play Edelweiss, now plays Brahms’ Lullaby. This is very mysterious.

A Google search for hacker baby produces only 36 results. I think there’s a Disney movie in there somewhere.!

It used to be that TNN meant The Nashville Network, and was a cable channel that you were as likely to see programs highlighting Buck Owens as anything else. Twang. Now they have reinvented themselves as The National Network and starting today they are playing mosting 1970s sitcoms and dramas: Newhart, WKRP, Miami Vice, Taxi, The Wonder Years. On the weekends they plan all sorts of “man shows” with names like “Trucks” and “Car and Driver Television.” One wonders if they had to go to the CRTC on this?

You can listen to the tale of Rocky Rukavina in this week’s edition of Off the Beaten Track on CBC’s Main Street.

I’ve written about this before but it bears repeating: if you are frustrated with the customer service you receive at your Big Bank I suggest you give your local Credit Union a call. I’ve been dealing with Metro Credit Union here in Charlottetown for 7 years, and have been very impressed with their services and their products. When you call them on the phone, they answer your questions quickly and efficiently and don’t force you into some voicemail prison, or ask you to call a faceless 1-800 number. At the branch, their tellers are great. There’s simply nothing that a bank does better and, when you combined that with the fact that your money is staying in your local community, I can’t understand why anyone would bank anywhere else.