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Flotsam and Jetsam: Another thing Those DeWolfes do

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Another thing Those DeWolfes do. Seemed like an appropriate name for a cooking show when we started it in the cramped little kitchen. At the townhouse. Impossibly, it seems, the kitchen in our current house while more open, actually seems to have less room to cook* so The Cramped Chef continues to be an appropriate name for the series. The best part of this creation was finding that Moby has a bunch of music available. Or even something close. The Spring Rolls (aka Egg Rolls) episode. 5/14/10, 8:19 AM.

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Flotsam and Jetsam: November 2009

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What is it about Gorilla Suits? I was looking for the song about the "lime in the coconut" - and now I know it's a Harry Nilsson song called Coconut. It's one of those songs that gets stuck in your head, possibly because (according to Wikipedia), "the entire song is played using one chord, C 7th." (weird). Anyway, I found this video of a performance of it from 1971. in gorilla suits. Gorilla suits always make me think of the end of Trading Places. My favourite non-Christmas Christmas movie. :). The photo...

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Flotsam and Jetsam: Psst! Flotsam has moved!

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As I suggested last week. I have made the decision to move my blog to a hosted WordPress version to replace this blog. I'm not moving over the content, just the operations. I'll be reorganizing all the blog pointers and feed tweeters and all that so, fear not, if you don't come to this page directly to read Flotsam, you'll still get a reminder. In the meantime, here's the new Flotsam and Jetsam. When is the blog-warming party? 5/25/10, 5:53 PM. 5/25/10, 5:57 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Flotsam and Jetsam: Troll Maintenance.

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Those of you who follow this blog will be aware that I picked up an internet troll last week, someone who felt compelled to spew vile text over recent posts all because I shared some random thoughts about a 40 year old television special. Since I don't want to give him any further power, comments are now moderated until further notice and comments on this post are closed. The image accompanying this post is the Troll of Norway, uploaded by Flickr user Christoph Grothaus, used through a CC-BY-ND license.

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Flotsam and Jetsam: Oh good, my troll is back.

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Oh good, my troll is back. OK, everyone. I apologize but "Anonymous" is back and filling my comments area with obscenities. Please don't feed the troll. I never went anywhere you bitch! And you are the one feeding me by allowing me to post like a motherfucking bitch! And Fuck your family who reads this blog! 5/20/10, 7:55 AM. 5/20/10, 7:56 AM. Have it your way; Ive re-enabled comment moderation. And enjoy the Feds Im sending your way. 5/20/10, 8:43 AM. 5/20/10, 10:10 AM. 5/20/10, 10:12 AM. Im a West Coas...

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Flotsam and Jetsam: Reflecting on WordCamp

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I had no idea what to expect going in but I have to say that WordCamp Victoria. Was well-organized, well-run, and informative. It was broader than I was expecting; the content of the sessions went beyond Wordpress itself to cover topics such as picking what to write, keeping the user in mind when you write for the web, and dealing with comments - good, bad, and ugly. I may even apply some of what I learned from Cathie Walker. That tied in well to what Lorraine Murphy. Last year and how I have handled oth...

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Flotsam and Jetsam: Thoughts on Freedom of the Press

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Thoughts on Freedom of the Press. Freedom of the Press is a favourite theme in television drama and feature films - most often, citing the American Bill of Rights. Rather than the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But we frequently take it for granted in North America. The only time most of us think about Freedom of the Press is when it is being squashed (think of how often China, Iran, or North Korea shows up in the headlines for crushing free speech or imprisoning journalists). On the global sce...

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Flotsam and Jetsam: October 2009

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Falling back and such. Since we still haven't solved that whole Daylight Savings nonsense, tonight we'll be changing a bunch of clocks (and the rest tomorrow). Right now, I am making the most of what is left of Halloween by watching Practical Magic. I stayed home to hand out candy while Hubby took Kiddo around the neighbourhood and then off to Oak Bay to see the bonfire. BTW, I saw several people wearing that mask yesterday among the many protesters in Centennial Square. Star Wars zombie art. For the fir...

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Flotsam and Jetsam: Definitely a Monday.

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My Monday morning started before my alarm rang; I was dreaming about being late for work. Not wanting to actually be late, I got up instead of hitting snooze. I did my morning thing, getting the coffee going, feeding the cats, throwing on something suitable to wear to work, turning on the morning news and getting breakfast started. I found the frying pan, slapped in some butter, put in the bread (hole cut, ready for the egg), reached for the egg aaaaand. There goes the 7:38. Sigh. On the plus side, Kiddo...