Yet another pic courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
I should probably go post this photo on the Catmas blog.
Month: February 2007
This one’s for the programmers: I’ve started a one-man project to write libraries of PHP wrapper functions for the Tucows APIs called “Project Ash”. It’s named after “Ash” from the Evil Dead series of movies; he was one guy with a chainsaw trying to make a difference. If your eyes haven’t yet glazed over, go check out this article on the blog I’m paid to write for: the Tucows Blog.
Speaking as the owner of “The Taint” — that’s my name for the laptop given to me by Microsoft — I can say that this Mac ad is only a mild exaggeration of the “Cancel or Allow” dialog boxes that you’ll often see when running Windows Vista:
(This article was cross-posted to Global Nerdy.)
This is the number one Google Image Search result for “bris”.
I’ve just come from the bris of Gabriel David Maxwell Stevenson, Deenster’s and Chris’ son. I would have to say that there are two major differences between a bris and a baptism:
- Less screaming from the baby. I was expecting more! My guess is that thanks to the modern miracle of local freezing anaesthetic, the incision’s less of a shock than having cold water poured over your head.
- More wincing from the attendees. There wasn’t a guy in the room who didn’t wince a little, and I could’ve sworn I saw a few castration revenge-fantasy smirks on the faces of the womenfolk in attendance. But maybe that’s just because of Freudian peni– er, I mean fixation.
The ceremony was lovely, and the Ginger Ninja and I would like to thank Deenster and Chris for allowing us to be part of the mitzvah. Mazel tov!
So now I’m at work in a vest and tie, and people are wondering if I’m interviewing for another job. I’ve explained that if I did dress up for this morning’s ceremony, my mother would’ve sensed that I entered a house of worship improperly dressed and would’ve used her mental powers to smite me from a distance. Besides, it’s nice to dress up once in a while.
Congratulations, baby Gabriel!
Related Reading
Judaism 101’s “Birth and the First Month of Life”.
The script for the Seinfeld episode “The Bris”. Do not watch this episode before a bris.
The Suit Rant. An article I wrote back in August 2002: “This is going to sound superficial, old-fashioned and judgemental, but I’m going to say it anyway: Gentlemen, you need to own at least one suit in order to be a grown-up.”
Categories
Not Your Everyday Road Signs
Here’s one of a set of interesting joke road signs that some designers in Reno came up with:
Click the picture to see more signs!
Want to see more? They’re here.
Here’s a picture that’s getting a lot of “up” votes on Reddit:
I find it very heartening that there’s a Mexican cantina where friendly security guards help people having troubles with their self-identity.
If you’re looking for work at a company with a good reputation, name recognition, great people and opportunities for you to shine, may I suggest working where I work: Tucows!
On Saturday, February 10th between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., we’re having an open house. We’re looking for people to fill the following positions:
- Customer Service Representatives
- Tecnical Support Analysts
- NOC Analysts
You’ll get the chance to meet our management team from Technical Support, Retail Services and our Network Operations Centre, and you can talk about youself and the opportunities that Tucows can offer you.
If you can make it, we’d love to see you here! We’re located at 96 Mowat Avenue in Toronto, just a block east of the corner of King and Dufferin.
Can’t make it? See your resume to hrdept@tucows.com and let us know which position you’re interested in.