Posted: January 20th, 2012 | Author: Deke | Filed under: Family | Tags: Thoughts
The thing is — for what is probably a typical Canadian situation where family distribution is measured in hours, even days — my grandparents were the happy glue of the family. We’d only have the larger get-togethers on special occasions; Christmas being the main event. If it wasn’t for Nick & Vera driving the course between their six children, I’m certain we would have lost touch. We certainly wouldn’t have a sense of “family.”
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Posted: December 7th, 2011 | Author: Deke | Filed under: Me | Tags: Thoughts
You know the kind. Small and cute; if it was a few pounds heavier it would probably be cuddly. Nice little guy. I fed him some horse sausage.
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Posted: June 27th, 2011 | Author: Deke | Filed under: Me | Tags: Thoughts
It’s been one-hell-of-a stressful few days. Sitting here on the terrace, looking at nothing; hearing nothing; my mind went momentarily blank. It should do that more often.
Also, I’m pretty sure I just saw two crickets humping.
The things you see when your eyes are open.
Posted: June 26th, 2011 | Author: Deke | Filed under: Slovenia | Tags: Biz, Thoughts
As I look around the landscape, I see so many start-ups from here that just seem to have their shit together. It’s not just that they’re making stuff that actually works, they’re also doing it sexy. I stole that term. Allow me to explain.
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Posted: March 11th, 2011 | Author: Deke | Filed under: The IT Life | Tags: IT, Thoughts
My day job — these days — is hacking Java. Well, that’s an understatement. I’ve been writing what is best described as some form of multi-platform, embedded system for a MysteryProjectThatImSwornToSilenceOver with some really cool people WhoImNotAllowedToMention. It’s an audio-visual experience involving joysticks and touch-screens; it keeps my left brain in tune. My night job is, well, multi-lobal funk.
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Posted: February 21st, 2011 | Author: Deke | Filed under: Family | Tags: Thoughts
It was our first trip to Canada as a family. Nataša and I were a bit nervous. Travelling overseas with a one year old is not for the faint of heart. But! It was necessary: my family hadn’t yet met our daughter Nyree and it had been years since I myself had been back. As it turned out the trip was a little-more-than extraordinary. It was something you’d almost expect to see on an American Soap Opera.
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Posted: January 23rd, 2011 | Author: Deke | Filed under: Me | Tags: fragments, Thoughts
… and finds a colleague he hasn’t seen out for a while. The colleague invites him to a night of drinks but his wife is expecting him home soon for dinner.
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Posted: January 18th, 2011 | Author: Deke | Filed under: Slovenia | Tags: Slovenia, Thoughts
I was in the process of moving some of my wife’s archives from position X to position Y when I stumbled across this jewel. It’s a tourist pamphlet of Ptuj circa 1987. I found it interesting enough to warrant a quick scan-and-post.
The cover page is actually quite nice. Could be reused. Hint. Hint.
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Posted: January 12th, 2011 | Author: Deke | Filed under: Me | Tags: Biz, Thoughts
Was just going through some PR texts and stumbled on:
We will continue to attract users, maintain a fresh and “edgy” design and react to technical and business stresses as the user base improves.
Was thinking about editing it into:
We will continue to attract users, maintain a fresh and “edgy” design and react to technical and business stresses as the user base improves. We read that in a book.
Which is better?
Hint: one is partially true
Posted: January 3rd, 2011 | Author: Deke | Filed under: The Other Life | Tags: Thoughts
We have a few bird feeders around the house. I do my best to make sure the bowls are always full — the local birds seem to really enjoy sunflower seeds.
It never occurred to me that they’d probably also enjoy some fresh water. Odd how obvious things escape me sometimes. It’s food for thought.
