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Keeping Up
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Miscellany
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It's impossible. Much is made of the age of information overload, but even without this, the internet, it would be impossible to keep up. The internet, it swallows an hour, maybe 2 a day. But it points the way to other things, plays, films, books that I should be seeing or reading, music to be listened to, galleries to attend, until, finally, there's no time left whatsoever. I need to seriously rearrange my priorities, not sweat missing a film or two and get to work, because, after all, time is passing...
360 Panoramas of Cities & Other Destinations
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Link of the day
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A web based browser that lets you zoom in to incredible detail various of the world's great cities. For the armchair traveler....
Link: http://www.360cities.net/ or try the Strahov Library (were the titles only in English....) or London. Must get out of Calgary....
Kung Fu Panties
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Theatre
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Took the boy to see "Kung Fu Panties" by Rebecca Northan tonight, and while not my cup of tea entirely it was amusing. I've been a fan of hers since Blind Date. Some clever staging, choreography, a light theatre night out. The audience quite enjoyed it, to judge by the laughter and applause, and to be fair it wasn't your typical night at the theatre.
It did remind me, or confirm actually, a suspicion I had that I might be quite fond of latex tights on fit bodies. But I suspected that already.
How to Ingratiate yourself to your waiter
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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1. Arrive before the restaurant opens and when the waiters grudgingly let you in complain about the setup, about the spotty glasses and cutlery and unvacuumed floor and lack of music.
2. Stay late. Very late. Try and be the last or second last table in the restaurant. Ask when they close and see if you can keep them an hour, two hours past then.
3. Call ½ hour before coming for a reservation. Look over the hostesses or Maitre’D’s shoulder and try to find your name in the reservation book. When you are sat complain about the table you’re given. Call the restaurant from the parking lot. If there’s no room ask to speak to the owner/manager/favorite server. Explain that it’s your anniversary/birthday/valentines and that you need to come in ASAP and no isn't an answer....
4. Order things not on the menu. Out for Italian? Order the double cheeseburger or Ginger Beef Stir Fry. Don’t even look at the menu.
5. Order fancy drinks that they can’t or won’t charge you for. Things like hot water with lemon and honey. When the waiter isn’t looking add your own tea bag. If your drinking tap water make sure they give you a lemon. If they’ve given you a lemon already complain about the little bits of lemon floating in your water.
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