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Category IconFrozen River

August 19th, 2008 by mrzebra | Posted in Ramblings | No Comments »

Ah,  my second film contest win and third contest win of the year.   I enter a lot of contests - heavy on the concerts and movies.   I won’t play the lottery though.
The last movie I won tickets for was Snow Angels, a tale of a relationship gone wrong, set against a coming of age story.  [...]

Category IconFree Robax

August 19th, 2008 by mrzebra | Posted in Ramblings | No Comments »

There was an ad on TV several month ago for free Robaxet if you went to their website and signed up.  I had completely forgotten about it.  Then today, a package arrived on my desk … and what did it contain?   Free pills.   W00t!

Category IconThe case against public debates on climate change

August 19th, 2008 by mrzebra | Posted in Ramblings | No Comments »

“… public discussion of global warming is befogged by contrarians, whose opinions are given a megaphone by special interests that benefit by keeping the public confused. Some of the contrarians were once scientists, but now they behave, at least on the topic of global warming, as lawyers defending a client. Their aim is to present [...]

Wild dolphins tail-walk on water

August 19th, 2008 by mrzebra | Posted in Asides | No Comments »

WIld dolphins tail-walk on water

Category IconZip.ca

August 18th, 2008 by mrzebra | Posted in Ramblings | No Comments »

Zip.ca is our answer in Canada to Netflix, an online DVD rental store.   I had some minor problems signing up,  but customer service was quick in responding.   I signed up for the $10.95 plan, which allows me 1 DVD out at a time up to as many times a month as I can watch and [...]

Category IconThe Geek Hierarchy

August 15th, 2008 by mrzebra | Posted in Ramblings | No Comments »

from brunching.com

I witnessed the Greyhound bus murder

August 12th, 2008 by mrzebra | Posted in Asides | No Comments »

I witnessed the Greyhound bus murder

Visiting Vancouver Island? Take a 3 hour tour on the SS Minnow

August 12th, 2008 by mrzebra | Posted in Asides | No Comments »

Visiting Vancouver Island?  Take a 3 hour tour on the SS Minnow

Isaac Hayes’ History With Scientology

August 11th, 2008 by mrzebra | Posted in Asides | No Comments »

Isaac Hayes’ History With Scientology

Category IconStrange Dreams

August 9th, 2008 by mrzebra | Posted in Ramblings | No Comments »

I just had the strangest dream. I dreamt I was watching a trailer for a Japanese anime movie. Afterwards, I was a guest of a pre-release event promoting the film. A large multi-leveled halll with many rooms had been dressed up to look like a building in the movie. A [...]