Writer, Dabbler In Things
For those not into progressive metal music [glances at most family and friends] who may not have heard of the band Tool, here’s the scoop.*. When the world lost the drumming and lyric-writing brilliance of Neil Peart a few years ago, I was a bit adrift for some time about who else to look up … Read more
There’s no such thing as a free lunch, as they say. And reward card systems are no exception. I can’t speak to all of them everywhere, but can say with confidence that broadly speaking, if you’re seemingly getting something for nothing — i.e. if a bank or grocery store chain offers you free points if … Read more
(… and other headlines you’ve never read before…) You ever have one of those “ah-HA!” moments when you realize something that you hadn’t understood before? And maybe you feel a bit dumb about it, because you should’ve gotten it earlier? But it’s kinda not on you? Only it is, at least a bit? You know … Read more
A month ago I went for a medical exam to look at booking a minor operation, and in the pre-exam they check everyone’s height and weight and blood pressure. The usual things. Later, as I was in talking to the doctor, he was very frank about everything, and he brought up my weight. He asked, … Read more
As a child of the early 1970s, I’m in the unfortunate position of being in a country that was switching to the metric system* in my early youth but with elders who still use–and a society itself still sometimes using–imperial measurements. So I’ve grown up with cars whose primary speedometer readings are in km/h, but … Read more