Thinking Out Loud

The world is just getting too small. And maybe a little scary.

Google Earth has street views of a bunch of Canadian cities, and I wondered if I would actually be able to see my street.  After all, it’s a pretty insignificant gravel road in Moose Jaw (Where the hell is that)

But it’s there. If this works you should be able to scroll around and see my street and eventually my house… You can click on the little arrows (or cameras, depending on if you are using the full version of Google Earth) to move down the street. Mine’s the one with the Canadian flag blowing in the background behind the tree. And they certainly guessed wrong on the address – that’s about two blocks away. But that’s my house, and my little junk trailer out front.

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Also, there’s one for Amy and Bert’s house from Oxford St:

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(you can actually zoom around and move down 3rd Ave to get a view of their house from the front – click (or right click if full version) on the little cameras or arrows

and Sherry and Herb’s house. 

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If you need (or want) Google Earth, you can get it at Google Earth and I’ve included the files you can load into it to get the full meal deal…

My House Amy and Bert’s House Sherry and Herb’s House

and you can remove the appliance curse at any time.  I will never, ever, bring up your new microwave.  In fact I wish I had one like it.  I want one just like yours.  You are so intelligent in your choice of microwaves.  Did I mention I love you and admire you and you are my hero?

There.  Remove the curse.  Please.  Over the last two months here is what has happened… I’ve probably missed a couple… Read the rest of this entry »

You need to be a Beatles fan to read this post.  Simple as that.  It will not likely make sense or be appreciated by anyone else…

I usually avoid re-mastered oldie CD’s.  Especially favourites like the Beatles.  The “Love” collection re-mastered CD was not the Beatles. And to tell the truth, the CD’s I have of the Beatles just ain’t the same as the original vinyl.  Good sound, but missing something.  I could never put my finger (ear??) on it, but it’s more than the snap crackle pop that goes with those big old fashioned antique analogue disks (notice the “k” – that’s how we spelled “disc” back then)

I was browsing through the CD’s at Wal-Mart today. I picked up and put down and walked around and came back and picked up and put back and pondered some more about a hundred times before I finally decided I would get the remastered Sgt Pepper CD.   Honestly, I’ve bought cars with less consideration.  Oh well, if nothing else, it came with a T-shirt.

And to be really daring, I grabbed the remastered “Let It Be” CD. The one without the T-shirt.  I wasn’t convinced that these new versions would really be better than the ones I already had at home, so a second free collectors t-shirt (for an additional 10 dollars) didn’t seem necessary.

My old records are back!  At least the way I remember them… Read the rest of this entry »