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Stupidity Fatigue
If it isn’t safe to text while driving, I assume it must also be true that it is not safe to text while directing traffic through a construction zone. I’m right about that aren’t I? And to you, Miss Texting Flagperson: You know, … Continue reading
Posted in Minor notes in the celestial chord, Observatory
Tagged driving, human behavior, rant, technology
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And while we’re on the subject of driving…
I have a few choice words for a few of you, if you can read, and I highly doubt that, but it needs to be said anyway: If you drive a big-ass truck, you DO NOT qualify to park in … Continue reading
Posted in Aliens and uncharted planets, Meteor Shower, Observatory
Tagged driving, Humor, rant
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And to think that I saw it on 6th Avenue
Driving down 6th Avenue around Cambie and that godawful mess created by the construction of the Canada Line, a black limousine catches my eye. It’s driving in the fast lane–slowly. Very slowly. As I get closer, the reason for it’s leisurely pace becomes apparent. There is … Continue reading
Posted in Aliens and uncharted planets, Observatory
Tagged driving, observations, Vancouver
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Thought for the day
I think it’s time to switch the signs advertising gas prices to a ticker model rather than the customary static signage. Wouldn’t that be more fun? I’ve noticed in recent months that every time I drive by a gas station that it’s … Continue reading
Population of Non-Idiots: 1
Here is the paradox about Granville Island: When I am driving on Granville Island, the pedestrians turn into idiots. They walk down the middle of roadways oblivious to the fact that IT’S A ROADWAY FOR GOD’S SAKE! They cross from one … Continue reading
Warning Lights
As I unbuckled my youngest from his car seat, I took a look at the back seat of my car. Oh dear. Suddenly, an unwelcome epiphany crystallized into a dark forbidding mass that could no longer be ignored. This was my epiphany: … Continue reading
The Zappass
So, my car has taken to giving me a quite large, very painful static electric shock EVERY SINGLE TIME I exit. “Oh, you’d like to get OUT? ZAAAPPP!” It’s no longer a Passat it’s a Zappass. What did I do … Continue reading
Posted in Aliens and uncharted planets, Big Bang, Minor notes in the celestial chord, Observatory, Sun
Tagged driving, Humor, technology
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Of Oil Leaks and Knighthood on St. Valentine’s Day
So, it was an eventful Valentine’s day. Valentine’s Day is my husband’s birthday. (I detest the expression DH when referring to one’s husband in e-communications. You will not see the two letters DH strung together on this website). As I … Continue reading
Posted in Aliens and uncharted planets, Observatory
Tagged business, driving, life, thoughts, Vancouver
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Pothole Public Service Announcement
This is a pothole public service announcement for all you Vancouver area commuters. (I will now use my patented funnel-down method) If you are going to use the Oak Street Bridge to head into Vancouver, stay out of the left lane at least … Continue reading
Posted in Minor notes in the celestial chord
Tagged driving, Humor, Vancouver, winter
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An Open Letter to Traffic Reporters
Dear Traffic Reporters: I am a busy woman and I have too much noise in my life. So, when I’m driving I want quiet time. But I also need to listen to the traffic report to make sure I’m not … Continue reading
Tentative Equinox North
Tentative Equinox 